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Al Franken: “I think Mitch was afraid they would be forced into doing that. They feel forced to do it. This though gives us time to…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
I think Mitch was afraid they would be forced into doing that. They feel forced to do it. This though gives us time to pass build back better.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota
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msnbc.com

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Al Franken reflects on Mitch McConnell's fear of Democrats changing the debt limit rules and the opportunity it creates for passing the Build Back Better plan.

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