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Chris Van Hollen: “The Speaker's current default threat would tip the economy into severe recession, kill nearly a million American jobs.”

On the recordMay 16, 2023
The Speaker's current default threat would tip the economy into severe recession, kill nearly a million American jobs.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Warning about the economic consequences of the Speaker's default threat.

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