Sen. Debbie Stabenow on the looming debt ceiling crisis: 'We've never had a group of Republicans or anybody crazy enough to get us to a point where we might actually have a default and economic chaos in our country.'
Sen. Sanders: 'Nobody is happy about the 14th Amendment…but it beats where we're at right now''The world in general is not that hateful – it’s just lawmakers'01:52.
Sen. Sanders: 'Nobody is happy about the 14th Amendment…but it beats where we're at right now''The world in general is not that hateful – it’s just lawmakers'01:52United States Latest News, United States Headlines
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