Jodey Arrington: “In total, for the first time in a decade, the deficit to GDP…”

“It's a misleading stat because the economy has grown with the cuts that we made on waste, fraud and abuse. In total, for the first time in a decade, the deficit to GDP has gone down under Republican leadership and this president's watch. You disagree with the. The CBO. That's a direct quote from the CBO. Disagree with that. Our debt went from. Went from 36.2 to 39.5. Because I think that's. That's.” (06:43–06:52)

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