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Mike Crapo: “The real threat of default that the United States is facing is the debt crisis that we are facing.”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
The real threat of default that the United States is facing is the debt crisis that we are facing.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Crapo emphasizes the importance of addressing the debt crisis over the debt ceiling debate.

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