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Steny Hoyer: “Congress has the authority to lift the debt ceiling to safeguard the full faith and credit of the United States and the…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2022
Congress has the authority to lift the debt ceiling to safeguard the full faith and credit of the United States and the responsibility to do so.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Hoyer emphasizes Congress's duty to raise the debt ceiling to maintain the nation's credit.

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