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Jon Husted: “We have a nation with a $37 trillion national debt, multi…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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Interview with Senator Jon Husted on Ohio's Legislative Priorities and Middle East Diplomacy

Published | Video Starts at 01:42

We need to put a work requirement in there. We need to help create some incentives to deliver these services more cost effectively. Also, as part of thinking about this, remember We have a nation with a $37 trillion national debt, multi trillion dollar annual deficits. We're paying a trillion dollars on interest on the national debt. So we have to be smart about how we do this. (01:42–01:49)

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States the U.S. national debt is $37 trillion with multi-trillion dollar annual deficits.

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