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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
It would be so disruptive and so damaging to our entire economy, to the millions of savers, Americans as well as others, that I cannot foresee how a Treasury Secretary would permit that to happen.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey warns against the consequences of a potential default on U.S. debt.

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