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David Schweikert: “Our math says in just a few years half the United States…”

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

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Rep. David Schweikert on surging deficit: We're crushing the next generation

Published | Video Starts at 03:38

That's a good thing to spend it on then, isn't it? Yeah. You're actually asking in many ways a brilliant question. You almost wish you had the whiteboard. But Our math says in just a few years half the United States will be technically obese. Are you willing to talk about farm agriculture, farm policy, the farm bill? Are you nutrition support? Is it moral to give someone the modern equivalent of food stamps, the EBT card to buy onion rings? (03:38–03:45)

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Predicts that half of the U.S. population will be classified as obese in a few years.

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