West Virginians for Affordable Health Care issue statement on the debt default deal

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After tense negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that they have reached an agreement that averts the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating. 

A downgrade would have triggered a recession in our nation and generated severe negative ripple effects in economies across the world. Although raising the debt limit ceiling is an essential matter, it has been an uncontroversial vote in…