I remind them that the budget resolution that we're about to move forward is a floor for the savings that we can find. For my friends who think the savings are too big, I remind them that what We should not be measuring our social safety net simply by inputs, by how much money we're spending, but rather on the outputs. If we can focus in on lifting people up out of poverty into good and better paying jobs, delivering on Trump's agenda, saving these tax cuts, we can grow the economy, help the American people in this budget resolution unlocks our ability to do that. (01:16–01:28)
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Asserts that the effectiveness of social safety nets should be measured by outcomes, not spending levels.
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