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Markwayne Mullin: “Every state in the union operates off a line our…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN MULLIN: 'They prioritize criminals over law-abiding U.S. citizens.' | The Bottom Line

Published | Video Starts at 07:12

Go ahead. Yeah, let's look at. Go ahead. Let's look at wasteful spending. I want to make sure we pay attention to wasteful spending. Line our appropriations. Like I said, Every state in the union operates off a line our appropriations. And guess what? They have to balance their budget. Congress doesn't do that. And we have a huge deficit. All right, Senator, we got to leave it there. Good to see you. By the way, Chuck Schumer wants $1 million for the Metropolitan Opera elevator. (07:12–07:21)

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Asserts that states must balance their budgets, unlike Congress.

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