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Mitch McConnell: What we have done, Larry, also is set a new template. In the future, any president, this one or another one, when they…

On the recordAugust 1, 2011
What we have done, Larry, also is set a new template. In the future, any president, this one or another one, when they request us to raise the debt ceiling, it will not be clean anymore.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

McConnell discusses the new approach to raising the debt ceiling, indicating it will now come with conditions.

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