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5/12/2020

Statement of Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein on S&P’S Announcement Today

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Center

Statement of Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein on
S&P’S Announcement Today
7/14/2011
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury released the following statement from Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein on today’s announcement by
Standard and Poor’s (S&P):
“Today’s action by S&P restates what the Obama Administration has said for some time: that Congress must act expeditiously to avoid defaulting on the country's obligations and to
enact a credible deficit reduction plan that commands bipartisan support.”

https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1241.aspx

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5/12/2020

Statement of Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jeffrey Goldstein on S&P’S Announcement Today

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