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Mike Johnson: “We need to pay [the national debt] down as well.”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins Kudlow on Fox Business

Published | Video Starts at 10:41

Speaker Johnson? Well, there's a, there's a school of thought that says that's the best way to do it. But we've also got to manage the national debt. We need to pay [the national debt] down as well. You and I both know it's a big national security threat to us right now and we're looking to be responsible and good stewards of that taxpayer funding. (10:41–10:43)

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Asserts the need to reduce the national debt.

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