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Peter DeFazio: “Our Nation is already threatened with a credit downgrade, close to the point of default, because the Republicans have…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2013
Our Nation is already threatened with a credit downgrade, close to the point of default, because the Republicans have linked their shutdown now to the debt limit.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio warns of a potential credit downgrade due to the shutdown linked to the debt limit.

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