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On the recordJuly 13, 2011
Can you think of anything that would be more destructive to my desire to pay down our deficit than to fail to raise the debt ceiling--raise the interest rate?
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Hiram Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Bennet warns against failing to raise the debt ceiling as harmful to deficit reduction.

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