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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
One of the thing we thought this debt ceiling debate made sense was a proposal we put forward we thought was starting to break through with the American.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan discusses a proposal aimed at addressing the debt ceiling and spending cuts.

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