Jim McGovern: “Our debt went from 36.2 to 39.5 trillion.”

“I do so. Chairman Arrington, can you affirm the basic fact that since January 20, 2025, since President Trump and the Republicans assume full control of government, the national Our debt went from 36.2 to 39.5 trillion. It's a misleading stat because the economy has grown with the cuts that we made on waste, fraud and abuse.” (04:37–04:42)

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