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John Cornyn: “The only way to do that is to look at some of the mandatory…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Tax Bill and Deficit Reduction with Larry

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

And then we need to do what we can to do something I know that's near and dear to your heart is begin to chip away at some of our national debt. And The only way to do that is to look at some of the mandatory spending programs that are out of control. Yeah, well, it's a good start. You can come back and do more later in the year. On the spending side, permanent cost expensing. (00:47–00:52)

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Asserts that addressing mandatory spending programs is necessary to manage national debt.

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