ONE IN THE CHAMBER
The pro-business Republicans who were friendly with the Chamber of Commerce have slowly disappeared from Congress. Now there may not be anyone left to raise the debt limit.
Sam Brodey is the congressional reporter for The Daily Beast. He previously was the Washington correspondent for MinnPost and a fellow at Mother Jones. Send him tips: sam.brodey@thedailybeast.com, or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.
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