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Joe Biden: “Let me be clear. Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending or what may…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
Let me be clear. Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending or what may becoming this year or other years. It has nothing to do with my plans on infrastructure or building back better, both of which are paid for but they`re not even in the queue right now. It doesn`t have to be this way. My Republican friends need to stop playing Russian roulette with the U.S. economy. If they don`t want to do the job, just get out of the way.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden emphasizes the importance of raising the debt limit and criticizes Republicans for their approach.

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