I'm concerned that a failure to pay our credit card bill, if you will, is going to create a crisis.
Jeff Merkley: “I'm concerned that a failure to pay our credit card bill, if you will, is going to create a crisis.”
On the recordMarch 14, 2023
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Merkley warns about the potential crisis from failing to address national debt.
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