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On the recordDecember 5, 2023
Our Treasury debt has long been the world's safest asset, historically, but default extortion has lowered credit ratings.
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pascrell discusses the historical safety of Treasury debt and the effects of default threats.

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