And now Social Security, which should be sitting there with plenty of money and cash flow, 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. (15:13–15:19)
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Asserts that the national debt was $5.5 trillion when Senator Baldwin started in Washington.
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