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Akaka supports Reid debt limit compromise

Akaka supports Reid debt limit compromise

MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement Wednesday: “With less than a week until the deadline for raising the federal government’s debt ceiling, reaching a compromise is critical. Failure would lead to a harmful downgrade in our nation’s credit rating. This would cause higher interest rates on our federal debt […]

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Akaka delivers Senate floor speech on debt limit

Akaka delivers Senate floor speech on debt limit

MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) delivered a statement on the debt limit Monday on the Senate floor. The following are Senator Akaka’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. President, I rise to speak about the budget and the debt ceiling, following the Senate’s failure to invoke cloture on a measure expressing that […]

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