That is a top imperative for senators here in the Republican side. We're also going to make certain that we finally address government spending. This government used to cost four and a half trillion dollars a year to run in 2019. Joe Biden left with a $7.3 trillion budget. Completely unacceptable. We're going to massively shrink the size and scale of the federal government to the point where we can afford it, that it does its constitutional duties. (00:47–00:58)
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