Greg Casar: “This is the first time where up to the very last day right…”

“This can be described in two words and it is hostage situation. We have been under divided government many times, but This is the first time where up to the very last day right now, you have members of one of the two parties, the Republican Party, advocating for default. You have every single Democrat united against default. And so what you're going to see is have this, this, this bill will pass. We will avoid default.” (00:50–00:59)

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