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Eric Hovde: “This deficit spending has been going on for 15 to almost 20…”

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

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U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hovde Speaks at 2024 WCA Annual Conference Closing Assembly

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

We are bankrupting our country. We've racked up more debt in the last three and a half years in our country's 1st 230 year history. And by the way, This deficit spending has been going on for 15 to almost 20 years now. Why is that relevant when you have $35 trillion in debt? The interest cost on our debt now is bigger than our defense department budgethe it is going to start squeezing out federal spending at every level. (04:50–04:56)

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Asserts that deficit spending has been a persistent issue for 15 to 20 years.

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