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Kevin McCarthy: “The longer the President spends dragging his feet, and putting off negotiations, the closer President Biden brings us to…”

On the recordMay 4, 2023
The longer the President spends dragging his feet, and putting off negotiations, the closer President Biden brings us to the first ever federal default in U.S. history.
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Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California

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McCarthy warns that delays in negotiations could lead to a federal default.

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