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The Takeout

Debt Ceiling Dilemma: Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

Jan 20, 2023
54:03

There's a debate roiling Washington right now over how much the federal government should be allowed to borrow to pay its bills. Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry is at the center of that often heated discussion. The right flank of his party wants spending cuts in exchange for raising the borrowing limit while the Biden White House insists it should be raised without concessions. Plus, what happened in the final hours of the speakership fight? And who did McHenry call a "world class sociopath?" We're at Ted's Bulletin on Capitol Hill. Join us!

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