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Richard K. Armey: “On the debt limit, I again renew my invitation to Members of the minority to join with us in passing this very important…”

On the recordJune 26, 2002
On the debt limit, I again renew my invitation to Members of the minority to join with us in passing this very important increase in the debt limit so that we can indeed deal with even the important supplemental bill. The Senate has passed Senator Daschle's bill. It would strike me that this body ought to be able to pick up Senator Daschle's bill, passed in the Senate, and pass it in the House, with a generous number of Members of the minority willing to vote for the Senate majority leader's own bill. But so far I have seen no indication that the minority Members of this body are willing to vote in agreement with the Democrat majority leader from the other body. Therefore, I cannot make an announcement about our ability to bring his bill forward.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Discussing the need to increase the debt limit and the lack of support from minority members for a Senate bill.

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