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On the recordOctober 7, 2021
I suspect we`re going to get these two transformative pieces of legislation over the finish line. And then we`ll have to deal with the debt ceiling that now will expire on December 3rd in tandem and I expect that`s what we`re going to do.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Jeffries discusses the legislative agenda regarding infrastructure and the debt ceiling.

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