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Mike Pence: “States that balance budgets and have budget surpluses…”

Featuring: Mike Pence, Conservative | Former Vice President of the United States | National

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Mike Pence: What Conservatives Believe—And Why It Matters

Published | Video Starts at 29:39

Fort Wayne is just such a dynamic community and growth. But I think it just proves that economic freedom works, that businesses want to be in an environment that is predictable. States that balance budgets and have budget surpluses reflected in a AAA bond rating. That's an environment where a business can come in with confidence about what their costs are going to be. Not next year, but in five years and in 10 years. (29:39–29:47)

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