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Markwayne Mullin: “Right now we're spending almost a trillion dollars in debt…”

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

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U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin | BRCC #326

Published | Video Starts at 1:04:16

If we just balance our budget and we hold our deficit to zero, or even if we just hold spending levels even for a few years, we'll be able to start paying things off. Right now we're spending almost a trillion dollars in debt every year. and Congress has literally deferred or has, has. What's the best word I can find here, Gars, is either deferred or just. It gave away all their authority, right? (1:04:16–1:04:21)

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