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GOP candidates respond to S&P downgrade

By Joel Gehrke

Published August 6, 2011 4:00am ET

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GOP candidates respond to S&P downgrade — After the debt-ceiling fight failed to result in significant spending cuts, the credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded the United States from its traditional AAA credit rating. Several GOP presidential candidates responded with statements on the downgrade, provided below in alphabetical order. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn: Tonight’s decision by S&P to downgrade our credit […]

After the debt-ceiling fight failed to result in significant spending cuts, the credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded the United States from its traditional AAA credit rating. Several GOP presidential candidates responded with statements on the downgrade, provided below in alphabetical order.

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn:

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