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Glenn Grothman: “The average person or the average American in the budget…”

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

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Rep. Grothman Speaks on House Budget Resolution

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

That should be of huge concern to everybody. The average American has about $100,000 their share of a debt. Think of that. A family of four has $400,000 in their share of the debt. The average person or the average American in the budget coming up this year will be spending about $20,000. I yield the gentleman another 15 seconds. Just follow up one more time. Remember, America has to know that 26% of every Social Security dollar, 26 of every new tank, 20% of every new education dollar is borrowed. (01:11–01:20)

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