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Chris Van Hollen: If he wants to take us over the cliff and watch the economy crash because he is filibustering an increase in the debt…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2021
If he wants to take us over the cliff and watch the economy crash because he is filibustering an increase in the debt ceiling, it will be totally on him and the American people will know it.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Chris Van Hollen states that the responsibility for economic failure due to filibustering the debt ceiling will fall on Mitch McConnell.

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