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Tim Kaine: “It seems to me that repudiating our debt should be off the table.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
It seems to me that repudiating our debt should be off the table.
Said by
Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine emphasizes that the U.S. should not consider defaulting on its debt.

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