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On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
But the Senator is focusing on that and ignoring article I, which allows you to raise the debt if you need to raise the debt in order to deficit spend, in order to deal with the emergency that the Senator is talking about.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the constitutional provisions related to raising the debt during a debate.

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