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David Schweikert: “If today we were able to at least balance the budget…”

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

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Congressman Schweikert on America's Spending Crisis. And what to do about it.

Published | Video Starts at 37:11

But you get the anger trolls who see something like that enough times and they start to believe it's real. They just don't understand the scale of. And get. Also remember the other thing. If today we were able to at least balance the budget, tomorrow it's out of balance again because you have another 10 to 12,000 Americans who turned 65 and moved into their benefits. So you got to build a model that's actually future proof. So let's go inside Washington. Congressman, Congressman David Schweiker. You. You're there. Yeah, it is, but this is, this is part of. (37:11–37:23)

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Asserts that 10,000 to 12,000 Americans turn 65 daily, impacting budget balance due to benefits.

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