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Hakeem Jeffries: “I thank my good friend for his very thoughtful and comprehensive remarks and analysis of the situation that we find…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I thank my good friend for his very thoughtful and comprehensive remarks and analysis of the situation that we find ourselves in and his very clear-eyed plea that we in the Congress simply do our job and raise the debt ceiling to avoid a default and threatening of the full faith and credit of the United States of America. The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution states, in part, that the validity of the public debt of the United States enacted into law shall not be questioned. No more drama. No more theatrics. No more brinksmanship. No more extremism. Let's raise the debt ceiling and get back to doing the business of the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Feb 10, 2014

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