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Joe Manchin: defaulting on the Nation's debt would cause tremendous harm to American families, businesses, and to the global economy

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
defaulting on the Nation's debt would cause tremendous harm to American families, businesses, and to the global economy
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Warns about the consequences of defaulting on national debt.

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