Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks with Peter Giacchi, executive floor official with Citadel, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 17th.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks with Peter Giacchi, executive floor official with Citadel, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 17th.

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Republicans Offer Posturing, Not Policy

America pays its debts. It is a basic pledge. Millions of Americans who hold savings bonds or put their hard-earned money into federal treasury bonds need not worry. The bonds are good; the interest will be paid. The reason the dollar is the currency used by countries across the world is that America pays its debts.