Maryland state lawmakers say members of Congress are pointing a “double-barreled shotgun” at their state by threatening not to raise the debt ceiling.
“It is possible no state would be hit as hard as Maryland by a failure to raise the debt ceiling,” said Sen. Jennie Forehand, D-Rockville, as Maryland faces a possible credit rating downgrade dependent on how Congress handles the federal debt ceiling.
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