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Jack Reed: “Using the debt ceiling as leverage in the deficit debate is unwise and dangerous.”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
Using the debt ceiling as leverage in the deficit debate is unwise and dangerous.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed warns against using the debt ceiling for political leverage.

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