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Jay Carney: The president, as David Plouffe said yesterday, regrets that vote and thinks it was a mistake. He realizes now that…

On the recordApril 10, 2011
The president, as David Plouffe said yesterday, regrets that vote and thinks it was a mistake. He realizes now that raising the debt ceiling is so important to the health of this economy and the global economy that it is not a vote that even when you are protesting an administration's policies you can play around with.
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Jay Carney explains President Obama's change of stance on raising the debt ceiling.

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