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On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
What are we trying to raise the debt ceiling for now? To cover the debts that were incurred during the Trump administration. And the Republicans want to turn around and play political games with that? They want to threaten to blow up our entire economy and actually the world economy over that? They want to throw our good name in the toilet for their political games? No.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
msnbc.com

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Warren criticizes Republicans for threatening the economy over the debt ceiling, linking it to debts incurred during Trump's presidency.

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