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Chris Van Hollen: Raising the debt ceiling is to pay for the obligations that the United States government has already undertaken, that…

On the recordJuly 21, 2021
Raising the debt ceiling is to pay for the obligations that the United States government has already undertaken, that are already owed.
Said by
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Van Hollen explains the necessity of raising the debt ceiling to fulfill existing government obligations.

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