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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Instead of investing these $11 billion on bombs, he should…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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N.Y. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Trump, 2026 elections and more | Full Interview 3.15.26

Published | Video Starts at 13:23

But you have a situation where now it's also affecting gas and oil prices because they're shutting down the Straits of Hormuz. Yeah, well, Instead of investing these $11 billion on bombs, he should be investing in getting the cost of groceries down. getting the cost of gasoline down, getting the cost of all things down. Between the war and the chaotic tariffs, the cost of everything has gone up. (13:23–13:30)

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Asserts that $11 billion is being spent on bombs instead of reducing grocery costs.

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