Playing Games with American Power

Nina Hachigian argues that House Republicans should stop playing games with raising the debt ceiling and treat the issues with the seriousness it deserves.

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Yesterday, the House Republicans staged a vote–predetermined to fail– on a measure to increase the U.S. debt ceiling. Nothing unusual here; this is standard political brinksmanship on Capitol Hill.

Unfortunately, this is not a standard political issue. American power and world economic stability are at stake.

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