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. Republicans are suddenly pretending the parliamentarian doesn't exist if they don't talk to her. Republicans are suddenly pretending that precedent doesn't exist if they just fake amnesia and that norms and consequences are for breaking them will disappear if they wish it away really hard. (00:56–01:01)
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Asserts that Republicans are disregarding basic arithmetic in their fiscal policies.
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