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Ron Kind: I really don't understand the argument for holding the debt ceiling hostage and jeopardizing the full faith and…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2013
I really don't understand the argument for holding the debt ceiling hostage and jeopardizing the full faith and credit...
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin

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Kind criticizes using the debt ceiling as leverage, warning of potential default consequences.

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