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On the recordMay 4, 2023
Let's be clear. That the hostages they're taking, or threatening to take isn't the federal government, it's the American people, including their own constituents. A default would plunge our economy into recession.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Padilla emphasizes that a debt default would harm American citizens, not just the government.

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