I knew eventually we would get sworn in. But what was worrisome and what I think is really building up right now in Congress is that Those same tactics that kept us as members of Congress from being sworn in could be used for doing things like holding up the United States Congress ability to pay our debts. and to potentially threaten a lot of our basic programs like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, affordable housing programs, SNAP and food benefits. (00:50–01:02)
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Asserts that tactics used to delay the swearing-in could be used to hold up Congress's ability to pay debts.
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