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Mark Pocan: “Our debt's about $36 trillion of which don't forget, Trump…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan Discusses Impact of Proposed Health Care and Social Program Cuts in Wisconsin Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:47

And by the way, this is an old number I saw, and by old, I mean like six weeks ago number. So I'm not sure with the final bill, but our debt, Our debt's about $36 trillion of which don't forget, Trump put a lot on the last time he did the tax bill. And quite honestly, a lot came on during COVID as well. But I saw a projection by 2035, we would be at $50 trillion because of this bill. (1:03:47–1:03:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. national debt is approximately $36 trillion, with significant contributions from Trump's tax bill.

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