The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, America must pay us bills and must not default. Failure to do so would trigger massive job loss, a recession and rising costs. Congress must raise the debt limit as previously done on a bipartisan basis. because this cannot and should not fall on the backs of eastern North Carolinians, rural Americans and the American people. (00:26–00:33)
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Asserts that Congress should raise the debt limit as it has done before, with bipartisan support.
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