I hope Congress has learned a hard lesson, that we should not hold the national debt limit hostage to arbitrary spending caps.
Betty McCollum: “I hope Congress has learned a hard lesson, that we should not hold the national debt limit hostage to arbitrary spending…”
On the recordApril 9, 2024
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McCollum emphasizes the importance of not using the debt limit for budget negotiations.
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