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David Schweikert: “This is the driver of debt because they want to believe it's…”

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

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3 Trillion Borrowed. Rep. Schweikert on How A.I., Healthcare & Immigration Reform Can Save America.

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… don't know how to go home and tell their voters and the voters get pissed off. When you get up in front of a room and show the chart Saying This is the driver of debt because they want to believe it's not taxing enough rich people or it's foreign aid or this and that, and none of those things are true. And then you have the inbound stuff that comes in that's just fake. Look, there is hope. The only path there is to step up our game, have people act a little more intelligent. (36:02–36:12)

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Asserts that common beliefs about the causes of national debt, such as insufficient taxes on the wealthy or foreign aid, are incorrect.

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