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White House calls for action on debt ceiling, compares McCarthy strategy to "hostage-taking"

In a statement, the White House said Monday, "there is one responsible solution to the debt limit: addressing it promptly, without brinksmanship or hostage taking -- as Republicans did three times in the last administration." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
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