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David Schweikert: “The president's budget in nine budget years has us at 70…”

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

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Schweikert: It's Time for Members of Congress To Start Acting Like Adults

Published | Video Starts at 19:21

That's what we're trying to compare. And we're slicing the difference between our projection and the CBO baseline. But the punchline here, The president's budget in nine budget years has us at 70 trillion and the CBO has us at 62 trillion. Sorry, trillion, not billions, trillions. That's nine budget years from now. Am I the only idiot here that's terrified? This is moral. But we're going to engage in theatrics. (19:21–19:31)

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Asserts that the president's budget projects 70 trillion in borrowing in nine years, while CBO projects 62 trillion.

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