John Cornyn: “We've got $36 trillion plus national debt.”

“But I don't think anybody should really wholly trust government supported media organizations. And we don't need to do that. We've got $36 trillion plus national debt. and these cuts in this rescissions package are very modest. But we're told by President Trump and his administration that this is just the first of many.” (02:59–03:04)

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