David Schweikert: “Medicare is singularly our primary driver of our debt.”

“Look, this is on topic and uncomfortable, but one of the things I've come here and over and over talked about. Let's just use this chart down here. Medicare is singularly our primary driver of our debt. It's healthcare costs, but it's an earned benefit. You paid your 40 quarters for Social Security, you paid in, but you pay.” (12:50–12:55)

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