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Elizabeth Warren: “The debt limit is not about future spending. It is about meeting obligations we have already made.”

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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