PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Nicholas Begich: “It's one more source of draining our treasury.”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Watch on YouTube

Thursday 3-7-24 - Candidate Nick Begich & Senator Mike Shower

Published | Video Starts at 38:21

That's 3% of all people in the United States that Joe Biden has allowed to come in here and establish residency here illegally. And it's dangerous for the country. It's going to. It's. Again, It's one more source of draining our treasury. We're spending enormous amounts of money in the, in the transportation, in the housing, in the health care, in the food, ebt cards. And it's not just federal, it's cities, too. (38:21–38:26)

CLAIM

Asserts that immigration is a financial burden on the U.S. treasury.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Nicholas Begich

Discover more from

Nicholas Begich

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.