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Bill Foster: “The reaction to a default, a potential default, has been huge.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
The reaction to a default, a potential default, has been huge.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster warns about the significant consequences of a potential government default.

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