Jim McGovern said "I think it ought not to be used, as I think this Administration is contemplating using it, as a leverage." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 5, 2019

I think it ought not to be used, as I think this Administration is contemplating using it, as a leverage.

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McGovern warns against using the debt limit as a political tool.

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