Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
The debt limit is a phony political issue that we get wrapped around the axle.
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern criticizes the political manipulation of the debt limit issue.

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