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John James: “We can cut $1.5 billion. I improper payments and fraud.”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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US Congressman John James sits down with Local 4

Published | Video Starts at 04:20

And I know how to do that. Specifically, and listen carefully. We cut pork. Pig is an acronym P We look at the politicians pet projects and Lansing and We can cut $1.5 billion. I improper payments and fraud. We cut that as $0.85 billion. G. That's general funds that are unspent. Those are $0.65 billion. That's up to $3 billion. (04:20–04:25)

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