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John Cornyn: “We are spending more money on interest on the debt than we…”

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

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Senator John Cornyn's Address on Work Requirements and Tax Policy

Published | Video Starts at 13:35

And that is reinstate reasonable work requirements for all of our means tested programs. It'll help us deal with the $37 trillion in debt that we currently have. And as we all know, We are spending more money on interest on the debt than we are on defense. An unsustainable situation for more than one reason. But this policy will help us get our fiscal house in order, and it will help us address the societal ills that our country is facing by encouraging greater workforce participation. (13:35–13:39)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends more on interest on the debt than on defense.

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