… now has been depleted because of all the ridiculous spending that has been engaged by Washington. So when Senator Baldwin went into Washington, there was $5.5 trillion in national debt. Today we have $36 trillion national debt going to $37 trillion of national debt. So the first thing you do is you manage your finances appropriately. Second, I have said, when I said it 14 years ago, which they keep running these clips, totally misstating, and I'll say it again, but it's not going to matter. (15:18–15:24)
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Asserts that the current national debt is $36 trillion, approaching $37 trillion.
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