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Orrin Hatch: You would wait until the next day when you had 51. You can come up with hypotheticals in every situation, but that does…

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
You would wait until the next day when you had 51. You can come up with hypotheticals in every situation, but that does not change reality. This body has increased the debt ceiling.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the debt ceiling during a Senate floor debate.

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