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Bill Foster: “At some point, I think everyone should step back.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2018
At some point, I think everyone should step back.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster suggests a need for reflection on the debt limit practices.

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