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Neither should Congress permit States to file bankruptcy. Though States would have powerful tools in bankruptcy, like the power to break pension contracts with unions, States are sovereign entities and must handle their financial problems themselves.

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Conyers argues against allowing states to declare bankruptcy, emphasizing their sovereignty.

02/13/2011

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