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Chris Van Hollen: a failure of the United States to meet its debt obligations and to make sure that we protect the full faith and credit…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
a failure of the United States to meet its debt obligations and to make sure that we protect the full faith and credit of the United States would be, quote, ``catastrophic.''
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen emphasizes the severe consequences of failing to meet U.S. debt obligations.

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