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Eric Hovde: “Federal spending increased by 50%.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Eric Hovde WisconsinEye interview

Published | Video Starts at 06:22

So we've got to start pulling back spending. Discretionary spending levels need to get pulled back to pre Covid levels. Our population didn't increase by 50% but Federal spending increased by 50%. Then we're going to have to deal with economic solutions to really get the economy going. Because when you've slowed down government spending, in fact, if you look at GDP growth right now, it's almost entirely due to deficit spending. (06:22–06:26)

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Asserts that federal spending has increased by 50%.

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