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On the recordJuly 26, 2011
I want to emphasize the double-pronged nature of the threat because there is only one side of it I feel has gotten adequate attention.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee highlights the dual threats of not raising the debt limit.

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