Because we don't balance the budget at the federal level. We balance the budget in Austin every session. We actually have a surplus. The federal government doesn't have a surplus. We have to do things at the federal level the way we do things in Texas. Texas is the model for the nation. (06:12–06:15)
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Asserts that the federal government does not have a budget surplus.
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