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Michele Bachmann: “I will not be casting my vote for that bill. I cannot. I am committed to not raising the debt ceiling. I don't believe…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2011
I will not be casting my vote for that bill. I cannot. I am committed to not raising the debt ceiling. I don't believe for a moment that we will lose the full faith and credit of the United States.

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Michele Bachmann expresses her commitment to not raising the debt ceiling and her belief that the U.S. will maintain its creditworthiness.

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