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Gary Peters: “It is our internal credit limit, not that of our creditors.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
It is our internal credit limit, not that of our creditors.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Describes the significance of the debt limit in managing finances.

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