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Joe Manchin: “Well, if you're going to use the debt ceiling for anything except for theatrics, okay, which is what probably might…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2023
Well, if you're going to use the debt ceiling for anything except for theatrics, okay, which is what probably might happen for a while, we're going to pass the debt ceiling.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Joe Manchin comments on the necessity of passing the debt ceiling and the seriousness of the situation.

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