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Patty Murray: “Time is running out. And the longer Republicans take to dream up empty debt limit demands, the more economic uncertainty…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Time is running out. And the longer Republicans take to dream up empty debt limit demands, the more economic uncertainty and harm they will cause.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray warns Republicans against delaying debt limit negotiations.

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