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Nicholas Begich: “We're spending a trillion dollars more than we're taking in…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 10:52

We can't do business as usual. We continue to do that. We're going to have greater and greater national debt. Our deficit is not being brought to under control. In fact, right now We're spending a trillion dollars more than we're taking in every hundred days. Every hundred days. We're adding a trillion dollars to the national debt right now. So you're right, there are not enough members of Congress who are taking this seriously. (10:52–10:58)

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Asserts that the U.S. is adding a trillion dollars to the national debt every 100 days.

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