Glenn Grothman: “We are borrowing 26% of our federal budget.”

“I meet people in Chile, fundraisers for the American Legion service clubs like the Kiwanis. So I meet people all over the place. And overwhelmingly, people We are borrowing 26% of our federal budget. And when we're borrowing 26% of our Federal budget, we have to look and see if every dollar spent is really necessary.” (00:42–00:50)

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