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Laura Gillen: “Discretionary spending can be cut.”

Featuring: Laura Gillen, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 4

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NY-04 Candidate Laura Gillen

Published | Video Starts at 20:57

Happen to people, but as far as funding for programs for like ebt. But now, how can that. I mean, if the Constitution says you can't not pay your bills, how can those things happen? Discretionary spending can be cut. I mean, is this the same. See, this is the other thing that gets me is we need people with political will. They'll say, you know, we have a law against that. (20:57–21:00)

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Asserts that discretionary spending is subject to cuts.

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