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Hakeem Jeffries: “As Representative Hoyer said, to allow Treasury more flexibility than they had in order to borrow money to keep the…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2022
As Representative Hoyer said, to allow Treasury more flexibility than they had in order to borrow money to keep the country rolling.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries highlights Hoyer's explanation of the debt limit's original intention.

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