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Craig Goldman: “We have a $34 trillion deficit, the largest deficit in…”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

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Inside Texas Politics _ Full interview with state Rep. Craig Goldman

Published | Video Starts at 08:15

You tell them to go through our legal immigration system the way we have it. Second issue you asked about was, hands down, we've got to get a handle on our budget. We have a $34 trillion deficit, the largest deficit in American history. That is a joke. That's ridiculous. We shouldn't have that sort of debt. That's on the debt that's. We're not paying that. Our kids and grandkids are going to be paying that over time. (08:15–08:20)

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