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Scott Rigell: “I would respectfully submit that you as the Secretary of the Treasury have a duty to raise the alarm level here.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I would respectfully submit that you as the Secretary of the Treasury have a duty to raise the alarm level here.
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rigell urges the Treasury Secretary to emphasize the urgency of fiscal issues.

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