So we have to begin the process of controlling are spending. And the only way we do that is by looking at everything that the federal government spends. The federal government spends about 6, I think roughly $6.7 trillion a year. But it's crazy to acknowledge that we only typically look at about 28% of what the federal government spends, so called discretionary spending. (06:44–06:51)
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