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On the recordMay 4, 2023
Should he say if you don't adopt my plan I'm not going to sign a debt ceiling increase?
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen questions if Biden should leverage the debt ceiling for his deficit reduction plan.

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