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Chris Van Hollen: One way to prevent a default is to get rid of the filibuster for the purpose of the debt ceiling. And my view is, you…

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
One way to prevent a default is to get rid of the filibuster for the purpose of the debt ceiling. And my view is, you know, get rid of the filibuster anyway, but this is a perfect reason for doing it.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Van Hollen advocates for eliminating the filibuster to address the debt ceiling issue.

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