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Rich McCormick: “The only thing beneficial that came out of it was lifting…”

Featuring: Rich McCormick, Republican | U.S. House Georgia, 7th Congressional District

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Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick Discusses Opposition to Debt Ceiling Deal on AMERICA Decides

Published | Video Starts at 02:13

But quite frankly, when it has to do with sticking to your guns, being accountable, all the things that we said that that last bill was bad for still exist in this next bill. The only thing beneficial that came out of it was lifting that debt ceiling. You can't tell me that that made it all of a sudden was a bad bill. It was a bad bill because it was a CR left over from Pelosi era with Democrat spending levels. (02:13–02:18)

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Asserts that lifting the debt ceiling was the only beneficial aspect of the bill.

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