And we must look at ways, working together, Democrats and Republicans, to get this under control. I encourage the president and congressional leaders to put the American people first. We must depoliticize debt ceiling negotiations. Mr. Speaker, Eastern North Carolinians elected me to fight for higher paying jobs, policies that will boost our economy and to end high prices. (00:49–00:55)
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Asserts the need to remove political influence from debt ceiling negotiations.
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