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John Cornyn: “The US national debt... sits at over $36.4 trillion.”

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

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VIDEO Cornyn Debunks Media Attacks on DOGE

Published | Video Starts at 04:10

But we talk about it a lot. But that's basically what we end up doing, is talking about it and not doing much, if anything, about it. Right now, The US national debt... sits at over $36.4 trillion. Now, I'm sure that the American people, certainly, it's true in my case, can't really get your head around how much money that really is. (04:10–04:19)

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