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Beth Van Duyne: “We're spending more to service our debt now than we are on…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

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Interview with Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne on Trump Administration Strategies and Legislative Priorities

Published | Video Starts at 06:54

Well, right now we're still having debates you know, coming up with our draft and a lot of the debates have to do with how much spend. We got a $37 trillion debt. We're spending more to service our debt now than we are on our defense. It's not sustainable. If people are really concerned and interested in carrying programs like Social Security or Medicare, those programs are going to take an automatic hit. (06:54–06:59)

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Asserts that current debt servicing costs exceed defense spending.

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