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David Schweikert: “The scale of our debt is creating economic distortion.”

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

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'I'm Sorry, I'm Not Supposed To Curse On The Floor...': Schweikert Issues Dire Warning About US Debt

Published | Video Starts at 07:45

… invest in something, A new plant, a new equipment, a new widget, those sorts of things. When I can get 5% on a two year, I'm going to do that. The scale of our debt is creating economic distortion. And it's just a concept. We need to understand that also in some ways Congress, and this always drives people who believe it's Fed and liquidity. (07:45–07:49)

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Asserts that the national debt is causing economic distortion.

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