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Brian Schatz: “They're spending $2 billion a day on this war that nobody…”

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Schatz: Instead Of Lowering Costs, Republicans Are Spending $70 Billion On Rogue Agency

Published April 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:15

That's about 11 days worth of this war. And so don't let anybody tell you that there's not enough money. There is enough money. They're spending $2 billion a day on this war that nobody asked for, nobody expected. It's not even working out. $2 billion a day, no end in sight, and then $70 billion pre funding a federal agency that's already been pre funded. (08:15–08:24)

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Asserts that $2 billion is spent daily on an unexpected and unrequested war.

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