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Hakeem Jeffries: “We have to, of course, avoid a market crash. We have to avoid tanking the economy. We have to avoid a default.”

On the recordMay 28, 2023
We have to, of course, avoid a market crash. We have to avoid tanking the economy. We have to avoid a default.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of passing the debt limit agreement.

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