Patty Murray: “Republicans are pretending not to get it. It is almost…”

“And while a trillion might have a lot of zeros in, is in fact a much, much bigger number. Now, that might sound obvious, but apparently my colleagues across the aisle need a little reminder. Because right now, Republicans are pretending not to get it. It is almost beyond belief, and it is certainly beyond common sense after years of complaining about the debt. In fact, at the same time, they're talking about how we need to address the debt. Republicans now are suddenly pretending they don't know how to count.” (00:38–00:52)

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