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James Talarico: “We have to get serious about the national debt, which is…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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A New American Dream: James Talarico's Full Policy Address

Published | Video Starts at 13:56

It is time to invest in college and career education like we did with the GI Bill, to educate an entire new generation of Americans without saddling them with a lifetime of student debt. And it's not just personal debt. We have to get serious about the national debt, which is higher than at any other point in American history. We are stealing from future generations. We're always told that the only way to lower the debt is to do it on the backs of working people, but that's not true. (13:56–14:04)

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Asserts that the national debt is at an all-time high.

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