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Curtis Sliwa: “We got to cut this budget. $118 billion budget, $41 billion…”

Featuring: Curtis Sliwa, Conservative | Radio Talk Show Host, Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 49:25

Larry Kudlow and his economic advisors are on my team. And former governor Pataki, who both Democrats and Republicans acknowledge had a great job that he did in 12 years. We got to cut this budget. $118 billion budget, $41 billion alone for the Department of Education. 42,000 per student, 100,000 less students enrolled, 1/3 of chuance every day, average fourth grader. 2/3 of them cannot read, write or do math at grade level. (49:25–49:33)

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Asserts that the budget is $118 billion, with $41 billion for the Department of Education.

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