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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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