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John Tanner: “No, Mr. Speaker, I did not say, do not pass a debt limit. I said it would be a financial calamity if we did not.”

On the recordMay 18, 2004
No, Mr. Speaker, I did not say, do not pass a debt limit. I said it would be a financial calamity if we did not.
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John Tanner
Tennessee

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Discussing the importance of passing a debt limit.

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