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Sen. Charles Schumer made the following remarks on U.S. Senate Floor on July 21, 2011:

Mr. President, as we spend the day debating the Republicans’ plan to “Cut, Cap and Kill Medicare,” a plan that is dead on arrival in the Senate, it has become obvious what the true question of the day is.

That question, Mr. President, is this: will we, as a nation, allow ourselves to be driven into default and financial calamity by a small group of extreme right-wing ideologues in the House GOP? It is becoming increasingly clear that this group of ideologues have grabbed the reins, and are refusing to let go, no matter who tries to pry their fingers off. It is clear this small group of narrow ideologically driven congressmen is the one thing standing in the way of raising the debt ceiling.

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