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Mike Rogers: “We borrow it from places like China to pay for it.”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 20:25

And this is why I think this is a process. We can say we're going to cut X amount and this is great. I think we spend way too much money. We borrow it from places like China to pay for it. Right. So we're continually powering our adversary here. But just go in and say, okay. Rather than tell you how much we're going to cut, we're going to tell you how efficient we're going to make your department. (20:25–20:29)

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Asserts that the U.S. borrows money from countries like China to finance spending.

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