“It’s the bear trap in the bedroom Republicans love to leave around for negotiating purposes. Now that they’ve got the trifecta, it loses some of its negotiating appeal and remains extremely, extremely dangerous.”
— Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), quoted by Politico, on the need to raise the debt ceiling next month.


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