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Sander Levin: we on this committee have a solemn obligation, a solemn obligation, to step up to the plate and address the matter at…

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
we on this committee have a solemn obligation, a solemn obligation, to step up to the plate and address the matter at hand; avoiding a default, and finding a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
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Sander Levin
Michigan

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Levin emphasizes the committee's responsibility to address the debt crisis.

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