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Eric Hovde: “Our economy is in a very serious and fragile position…”

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

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WMC Candidate Interview Series: Eric Hovde | US Senate Candidate

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

Well, first of all, thank you for having me, Kurt, and it's wonderful being here on a factory. And this is a unique experience and. I hope you can hear us. Yeah, that I'll always remember. Look, Our economy is in a very serious and fragile position because of the damage that's been done with all the deficit spending. We have $34 trillion of debt. We're racking up another trillion dollars of debt every month or every four to five months. The interest cost on our debt today is $1 trillion a year. (01:14–01:23)

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Asserts that deficit spending has severely damaged the economy.

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