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Judd Gregg: In the end, you have to pay the debt ceiling because otherwise the government can't function, and the effect of that…

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
In the end, you have to pay the debt ceiling because otherwise the government can't function, and the effect of that would be catastrophic.
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Judd Gregg

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Senator Gregg emphasizes the necessity of raising the debt ceiling to avoid government dysfunction.

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