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Chris Armstrong: “They need $29 billion, but they've requested like $88…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Interview with Chris Armstrong

Published | Video Starts at 14:45

And then of course, you know, there is great suspicion, I was just watching something this morning about it. I think they've reported, you know, They need $29 billion, but they've requested like $88 billion. But other people are saying, well, it's actually much more than that. It's several hundred billion dollars. And there was one estimate, it's actually a trillion dollars. (14:45–14:51)

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Asserts that the Trump administration requested $88 billion, though only $29 billion is needed.

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