Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
We could prevent a catastrophic default with a simple majority vote tomorrow, if Republicans would just get out of the damn way we could get this all done.
Said by
Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer expresses frustration with Republicans blocking a simple majority vote to raise the debt ceiling.

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