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On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
The debt limit is not about future spending. It is about meeting obligations we have already made.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the importance of honoring existing financial obligations.

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