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Austin Theriault: “Look at like the Department of Education, those agencies…”

Featuring: Austin Theriault, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Maine, District 2

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The 207 Interview: Republican congressional candidate Austin Theriault

Published | Video Starts at 04:58

Well, I think it's very difficult to look and say we want to make sure we're going to raise taxes on Americans. That's like you said, it's not, it's a non starter for me. That being said, let's Look at like the Department of Education, those agencies that spend a lot of money and we don't actually see the results on the ground. We're conducting this interview the day after Memorial Day. It's perhaps the most somber holiday on the American calendar. (04:58–05:05)

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Asserts that the Department of Education spends a lot of money without visible results.

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