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Austin Theriault: “They've got us over $34 trillion in debt.”

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

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Rep. Austin Theriault talks about his bid for Republican nomination of 2nd Congressional District

Published | Video Starts at 03:30

They don't know what it's like to balance a budget. And unfortunately, you know, we have respect for some of those folks, but they've got us in a mess. They've got us over $34 trillion in debt. They've caused record inflation. They've caused other issues, like we talked about before with the border. Right. It's just been an ongoing issue for years and years. (03:30–03:34)

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