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Elissa Slotkin: “Americans have paid $100 billion out of their own pockets…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Intel Brief: Social Security, the Iran War, and Trump's Attempts to Sow Doubt in Our Elections

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

The cost of gas has gone up. The cost of airline tickets, the cost of delivery for services has gone up. Between all of those expenses, Americans have paid $100 billion out of their own pockets since this war [in Iran] began. That's just what the American citizens have paid. Now let's turn to the Pentagon. We haven't gotten clear cost estimates from the Pentagon. In fact, they won't release clear cost estimates. (04:04–04:12)

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Asserts that the war in Iran has cost American citizens $100 billion in increased expenses.

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