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Glenn Grothman: “We're right now borrowing 26% of our budget.”

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

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Rep. Glenn Grothman on Government Shutdown and Republicans' Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 03:09

You've got to remember we're dealing with the entire federal budget. So there are literally thousands of programs out there. We're right now borrowing 26% of our budget. Think about that. So when you borrow 26% of your budget, if one line in the budget goes up, another line in the budget should go down and we'll see if that happens. (03:09–03:14)

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