Chuck Schumer: “We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021

We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow, if Republicans would just get out of the damn way.

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Democratic · New York

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Schumer is urging Republicans to allow a vote on the debt ceiling to avoid a default.

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Chuck Schumer: “We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow, if Republicans would just get out of the…”