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Chris Van Hollen: Not to focus on the debt limit as being a bargaining chip in this discussion.

On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
Not to focus on the debt limit as being a bargaining chip in this discussion.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Van Hollen urges Congress to avoid using the debt limit for political leverage.

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