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On the recordOctober 9, 2013
We cannot do this every year, every 2 years, every 6 weeks since what I hear you saying is the very threat is costing us money.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the financial consequences of the recurring debt ceiling crisis.

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