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David Schweikert: “Every dime a member of Congress votes on is on borrowed…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:48

Week after week after week after week, I've come to the floor here and walked people through saying, okay, you know, the blue here, that portion we get to vote on and that every dime, Every dime a member of Congress votes on is on borrowed money. This is all borrowed, plus actually a portion of your Medicare, if you look at the math, is actually borrowed. (00:48–00:52)

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Asserts that all congressional spending is funded by borrowing.

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