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Amy Klobuchar: “We think this has to be done in terms of the long-term debt, but the debt ceiling is not the place to play games.”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
We think this has to be done in terms of the long-term debt, but the debt ceiling is not the place to play games.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar emphasizes the seriousness of the debt ceiling issue.

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