We can and should do, we've done numerous times before under democratic and republican administrations, pass a clean lifting of the debt ceiling.
Alex Padilla: “We can and should do, we've done numerous times before under democratic and republican administrations, pass a clean…”
On the recordMay 3, 2023
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Padilla emphasizes the need for a clean debt ceiling increase.
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