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97: Norm Ornstein on The Radical Right Takeover of the House

The Al Franken Podcast

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The Debt Ceiling Is a Gun to the Head of the Other Party

In 2011 we went up to the last minute, right? Yeah, and we actually you know our bond ratings went down because we came close. If you go past the debt limit then we're suddenly defaulting and the dollar which is the reserve currency of the world become suspect. So I mean That is there's a gun to the head of the other party. It feels like these guys these new guys are Ready to pull the trigger.

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