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Joe Biden: “Defaulting on the debt would lead to self-inflicted wound that takes our economy over a cliff and risk jobs and…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
Defaulting on the debt would lead to self-inflicted wound that takes our economy over a cliff and risk jobs and retirement savings, social Security benefits, salaries for service members, benefits for veterans, not only are Republicans refusing to do their job, they threatened to reuse the power, their power to prevent us from doing our job, saving the economy from a catastrophic event. As soon as this week, your savings and your pocketbook could be directly impacted by this Republicans stunt.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden criticizes Republicans for blocking efforts to raise the U.S. borrowing limit, warning of the economic consequences of default.

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