So even when they try to twist the numbers and come up with the funny math, it doesn't even result in deficit reduction. And you know how you can tell? Because the Republicans included a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit in this bill. If the bill and the cuts included in the bill indeed reduced the deficit as they claim it does, they wouldn't have needed to raise the debt limit in the process. (15:52–15:58)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill includes a provision to raise the debt limit by $5 trillion.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
