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Mike Johnson: “We shouldn't do it. I hope we don't do it. It would be very bad for the economy.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
We shouldn't do it. I hope we don't do it. It would be very bad for the economy.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson warns against not raising the debt ceiling, citing economic risks.

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