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Paul Begala: “If they cannot be entrusted with the full faith and credit of the United States, they should not have that leverage.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2012
If they cannot be entrusted with the full faith and credit of the United States, they should not have that leverage.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala warns against allowing certain Republicans to control the country's financial credibility.

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