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On the recordMarch 16, 2023
Certainly, default would be catastrophic: according to a recent analysis, even a days-long debt ceiling breach would trigger a recession and cost nearly 1 million Americans their jobs.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren warns about the severe consequences of a debt ceiling default.

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