I believe we have a once in a generation opportunity to deal with some of the biggest challenges that faces America. And we can't squander that opportunity. We have to address not only our discretionary spending, which is about 28% of what the federal government spends each year. but also our mandatory spending programs outside of Social Security and Medicare. We're not going to touch Social Security or Medicare absent some bipartisan agreement. (08:26–08:35)
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Asserts that discretionary spending accounts for about 28% of federal government spending annually.
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