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David Schweikert: “All defense is borrowed, all non-defense discretionary is…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Every dime we as members of Congress vote on is borrowed money. Every dime we vote on is borrowed money. And if you actually sort of work it out on the annual, it's. So All defense is borrowed, all non-defense discretionary is borrowed, and about a third of Medicare is on borrowed money. Right. And most people have, they can't get their heads around the fact that you get elected, everything you vote on is borrowed money. And over here it's autopilot. (35:10–35:14)

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Asserts that defense, non-defense discretionary spending, and a third of Medicare are funded by borrowing.

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