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Jacob J. Lew: “I don't think defaulting on payments to veterans is any better than defaulting on payments to foreign bond holders.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
I don't think defaulting on payments to veterans is any better than defaulting on payments to foreign bond holders.
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Jacob J. Lew

Editor's note · Context

Lew emphasizes the importance of not defaulting on government payments.

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