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Mark Green: “Prioritizing debt, such as you pay P&I, principal and interest, is but another way to say 'default.'”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
Prioritizing debt, such as you pay P&I, principal and interest, is but another way to say 'default.'
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Mark Green
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Mr. Green argues that prioritizing debt payments equates to defaulting on other obligations.

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