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Tue Oct 12 21:21:45 +0000 2021

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Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

Last month, @timkaine and I introduced a bill to de-weaponize the debt ceiling by allowing the executive branch to raise the debt ceiling, subject to a congressional override. https://t.co/CzWnSCeZVy — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 12, 2021

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Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

.@SpeakerPelosi, this would move us in right direction. Politicians shouldn’t be able to use the debt ceiling as a weapon—it’s reckless. There’s too much at stake, and to play this kind of political game is to flirt with disaster. — PolitiTweet.org

Jake Sherman @JakeSherman

Pelosi mentions the idea that Treasury should be able to lift the debt ceiling, and Congress can overrule it. Pelos… https://t.co/M4LHNxMZIs

Posted Oct. 12, 2021

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Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley

RT @SenSchumer: We're working to pass the funding we need for a big, bold Civilian Climate Corps. https://t.co/WDkV2ecnG0 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 12, 2021 Retweet

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