James Lankford: “We are trillions of dollars in debt and still overspending…”

“What are some of the major answers that you came up with? Well, let's talk about government ending government shutdowns on it. We need to have a fight on budget. We are trillions of dollars in debt and still overspending every year. So we should have big fights on budget. But we shouldn't have that word cuts off funding to TSA agents or cuts off funding to the Coast Guard.” (03:06–03:11)

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