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On the recordMarch 6, 2023
Some of my colleagues have threatened the Nation's full faith and credit by holding the debt ceiling hostage for partisan politics.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren criticizes colleagues for jeopardizing national credit over political disputes.

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