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David Schweikert: “We're just shy of borrowing about $100,000 a second.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:01

Every dime a member of Congress votes on is on borrowed money. And then we play this game around here when you're clicking off, We're just shy of borrowing about $100,000 a second. We have debates here where we're debating on saving this tiny little bit. And the borrowing during the debate was greater than the savings because we are terrified, to tell … (12:01–12:05)

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Asserts that the U.S. government is borrowing nearly $100,000 every second.

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