PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

David Schweikert: “Half of all the debt in the US bond markets has just been…”

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

Watch on YouTube

David Schweikert's Address on Economic Challenges and Policy Solutions

Published | Video Starts at 22:48

So we're not competing with you, your family trying to get a mortgage, trying to get a car loan, trying to, you know what your credit card interest rates are gonna be. Think of this. In the last 12 months, Half of all the debt in the US bond markets has just been the United States federal government. So your school district, the company, it wants to expand all the bond market that's supposed to be help helping finance the growth of this society, this country, half of it now is just the federal government. (22:48–22:58)

CLAIM

Asserts that half of the debt in U.S. bond markets is from the federal government.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


David Schweikert

Discover more from

David Schweikert

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.