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Patty Murray: “We should be building bridges here in America, not…”

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What I think About Trump's $1.5 Trillion War Budget

Published | Video Starts at 17:13

Trump would rob our families to pay for war while still burdening our grandkids with mountains of debt. And for what? To make defense contractors rich? To buy more bombs that Trump can threaten to end civilization with? We should be building bridges here in America, not destroying them in Iran. We should be lowering costs here in America, not waging wars that send prices through the roof. We should be fighting a war against cancer, not another war in the Middle East. (17:13–17:20)

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