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David Schweikert: “We were coming up with 5 trillion, 7 trillion. We're right…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 28:59

Turns out, single greatest thing you could do to lower the debt of the United States, produce growth, family formation, all those things. And We were coming up with 5 trillion, 7 trillion. We're right now doing the math, updating that chapter. Turns out I'm not committing to it because we still have weeks of math to do. It could be $9 trillion over the decade. The single greatest thing we can do to save this country and start to stabilize our debt is actually moral. Let's make our brothers and sisters give them the opportunity to be healthier. (28:59–29:20)

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Asserts that addressing obesity could potentially save up to $9 trillion over the next decade.

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