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On the recordJanuary 18, 2017
In 2011, due to the dysfunction in Congress, we almost failed to raise the debt ceiling here.
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Hiram Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet highlights the consequences of Congress's failure to raise the debt ceiling.

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