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Kirsten Gillibrand: “This war is costing so much money, over $25 billion, already…”

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

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Gillibrand to Hegseth: 'So you don't care that the American people don't support this war?'

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

Normally when you come to Congress, it's a way for the American people to be part of that discussion. The American people, particularly in my state of New York, are upset for a lot of reasons. First of all, This war is costing so much money, over $25 billion, already estimates a billion dollars a day. And they're feeling it every single day at the gas pump with higher prices for both fuel for diesel, for gasoline for their cars. They're also feeling it with higher grocery costs. (00:26–00:34)

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Asserts that the war costs over $25 billion, with estimates of a billion dollars a day.

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