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Glenn Grothman: “A lot of people working in Washington, D.C. maybe those jobs…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI06) on town hall response, Trump speech to Congress

Published | Video Starts at 01:02

And when we're borrowing 26% of our Federal budget, we have to look and see if every dollar spent is really necessary. And it's kind of sad, but it's pretty well known that A lot of people working in Washington, D.C. maybe those jobs are not necessary. You never like to lay somebody off. But we cannot allow the next generation to have this kind of debt. (01:02–01:07)

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