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Orrin Hatch: We cannot have the debt limit be something that is a threat to the economy unless policy concessions are made.

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
We cannot have the debt limit be something that is a threat to the economy unless policy concessions are made.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Hatch emphasizes that the debt limit shouldn't threaten the economy without policy concessions.

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