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On the recordJanuary 21, 2013
We should pay our bills. That is the number one priority. If we don't pay our bills as a government, we will disrupt the economic recovery and push unemployment higher.
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Henry Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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Emphasizes the importance of paying government bills to avoid economic disruption.

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