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Josh Brecheen: “We are at a place where waste, fraud, and abuse...I think…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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Using Marshmallows to Understand Deficit Spending | House Budget Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:08

Now, I'd go farther because I think in order to get to a balanced budget, we all know with $2 trillion annual deficits that We are at a place where waste, fraud, and abuse...I think we're past that now. abuse. I just am not convinced it was like it was when the guy I worked for 20 years ago, Tom Coburn, Jody Arrington. (03:08–03:24)

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Asserts that addressing waste, fraud, and abuse alone is no longer sufficient to solve fiscal issues.

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