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David Schweikert: “We went from this, hey, we're running at a 2.8, 2.9% GDP…”

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 27:26

You know when a year or two later the debt numbers double, does that let you understand something? If the economy is decent now, you don't also, what happened, what, a week ago, Friday, We went from this, hey, we're running at a 2.8, 2.9% GDP. Oh, sorry, we were wrong. First quarter was only 1.7. There's something wrong in our data collection and I don't know if it's the continued impacts of inflation making your life feel much heavier, much more stressed, but this stuff doesn't have to be terrifying. (27:26–27:36)

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Asserts that GDP growth was revised from 2.8-2.9% to 1.7% for the first quarter.

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