We also may be taking up some sort of bill dealing with the hostilities in Iran. Given that, I want to remind people we recently hit $39 trillion in debt in this country. We are borrowing about 25 or 26% of our budget. I think all of you back home ought to stop and think, can you imagine what it's like borrowing 26% of your budget? (06:17–06:24)
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Asserts that the U.S. government borrows approximately 25-26% of its budget.
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