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Elizabeth Warren: Some of my colleagues have threatened the Nation's full faith and credit by holding the debt ceiling hostage for…

On the recordMarch 7, 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 risking national credit over political disputes.

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