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John Cornyn: “These are just some examples of a longer list that could…”

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

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Cornyn on the Need for Congress to Pass a Budget.

Published | Video Starts at 12:12

These are just a few examples what I would call low hanging fruit of the opportunities for us to save taxpayer money and to begin to reverse the reckless spending policies of the last four years. These are just some examples of a longer list that could save taxpayers as much as $1 trillion over the next 10 year period. And of course I think we ought to put it all on the table. The money we spend through discretionary spending, the money we spend through mandatory programs, the money … (12:12–12:23)

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Asserts that proposed reforms could save taxpayers $1 trillion over ten years.

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