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Maxine Waters: “I find it very concerning that your recommendation to raise the debt limit in a timely manner is being ignored by my…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
I find it very concerning that your recommendation to raise the debt limit in a timely manner is being ignored by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters criticizes her colleagues for ignoring expert advice on the debt limit.

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