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John Duarte: “We don't even know if it was a half, a trillion or a half or…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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13th Congressional District Candidates Debate

Published | Video Starts at 23:10

Remember, PPP went through Congress. It was constitutional law. The student loan forgiveness never went through Congress, never went through appropriations. It was done by executive fiat. And it was. We don't even know if it was a half, a trillion or a half or a trillion dollars that was given out as voting incentives. and that's all it was. All right, I'll just go ahead then. Is it a good idea? I mean, should we consider flying migrants from the California Mexico border to New England? (23:10–23:17)

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Asserts uncertainty about the total cost of student loan forgiveness, suggesting it could be up to a trillion dollars.

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