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Matt Cartwright: “I've always taken that position that we have to pay our…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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MATT CARTWRIGHT

Published | Video Starts at 06:14

And what possible other meaning could there be from that phrase than that we have to pay our bills when they come due? Of course, and I've always taken that position that we have to pay our bills. If we want to argue about this or that, you know, how much we're spending, what we're spending it on, how much we're taxing, who we're taxing and how much, all of those are fair game. (06:14–06:18)

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Asserts his position that the U.S. must pay its debts.

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