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Rep. McDermott slams GOP for using debt ceiling to push ‘social Darwinism’
At a Ways and Means Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) blasted Republicans for refusing to raising the federal debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to budget cuts. “I have to tell you, listening to this hearing is like we are living in Alice in Wonderland,” McDermott said. “Here…
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