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Debt ceiling fight looms

Emory University political science professor and congressional politics expert Randy Strahan  discusses the looming debt ceiling fight, why he believes it will be raised, other financial obstacles facing Congress this spring, and why they can't get anything significant accomplished. The debt ceiling dictates the maximum borrowing power of the United States government.

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