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Mike Johnson: “We have a $36 trillion federal debt.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published | Video Starts at 09:51

I just saw everybody look up all the time. I know, but. But if you think about our core principles, right, Fiscal Responsibility is what we do as conservatives. That's our brand. And We have a $36 trillion federal debt. We have a giant deficit that we're contending with. I think we need to pay down the credit card. Right. That's what I think we need to do. (09:51–09:55)

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