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On the recordMay 4, 2023
do not let Speaker McCarthy's partisan, hostage taking win the day, and lose the 21st Century.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse urges Republicans not to create an economic crisis for political gain.

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