We ran into a crisis a few years ago with the debt ceiling. You all remember the words 'debt ceiling'? That is how sequestration evolved.
G. K. Butterfield: “We ran into a crisis a few years ago with the debt ceiling. You all remember the words 'debt ceiling'? That is how…”
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Butterfield references the past debt ceiling crisis and its impact on federal spending.
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