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Chris Van Hollen: What Mitch McConnell wants to do is have in that reconciliation bill this price tag for raising the debt ceiling. Over…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2021
What Mitch McConnell wants to do is have in that reconciliation bill this price tag for raising the debt ceiling. Over 30 percent of that debt was accumulated in the four years of the Trump administration.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Chris Van Hollen explains Mitch McConnell's strategy to mislead the public regarding the costs associated with raising the debt ceiling.

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