So we have to find a way to reduce our spending not only on the discretionary side, but on the mandatory side so we can fund our nation's priorities. And Our top priority as a federal government has to be to defend and protect the American people and our way of life. But we can do this without tampering essential programs like Social Security, as I said, and programs like Medicare that our seniors rely on. (07:14–07:23)
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Asserts that the federal government's top priority is to defend and protect the American people and their way of life.
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