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Hakeem Jeffries: “If you have a bill, you need to pay it. If you fail to pay it, it's going to adversely impact your credit rating.”

On the recordMay 6, 2023
If you have a bill, you need to pay it. If you fail to pay it, it's going to adversely impact your credit rating.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Rep. Jeffries explains the importance of raising the debt ceiling to avoid negative consequences for the U.S. economy.

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