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Schumer rips Eric Cantor for being a destructive force in debt talks | At a press conference this morning, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor to task for his role in the debt negotiations. “There’s really only one person that has not made any concessions — of all the eight or nine in that room. And that is Majority Leader Cantor. He’s basically standing in the way. And it’s a shame. It’s a shame,” Schumer said. “All of the other Republicans around that table have tried to be a constructive force from time to time. I haven’t seen Congressman Cantor be a constructive force thus far.” Watch it:
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