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Lloyd Doggett: “They still added such a huge amount to our national debt…”

Featuring: Lloyd Doggett, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 37th Congressional District

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 60 with Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published | Video Starts at 15:30

And yet even after they cut health care in ways that are so harmful and made other cuts in their bill, They still added such a huge amount to our national debt, which they were complaining about and using as an excuse to cut more programs. that eventually could threaten Social Security and Medicare, they made Medicaid cuts, but the danger to our healthcare system. And on the committee, Ways and Means, I serve as the top member on the health subcommittee. (15:30–15:40)

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Asserts that tax cuts increased national debt, used as a pretext for cutting social programs.

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