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Cory Booker: “$25 billion is enough to provide health insurance for over 3…”

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And what is happening with the purse right now? We have just spent $25 billion in Donald Trump's war. That kind of expenditure, with no oversight, no hearings, no checks and balances. $25 billion is enough to provide health insurance for over 3 million Americans. $25 billion means 30 million children could have free school lunches. $25 billion could provide millions of Americans with affordable housing or housing assistance. (02:57–03:04)

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