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Pete Buttigieg: “Most of the time it's not. It's winding up in the pocket of…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 31:11

And cutting, not that it was that much to begin with, but cutting food that we're sending to save people from starvation and disease in sub Saharan Africa is going to somehow automatically wind up in your pocket. Most of the time it's not. It's winding up in the pocket of the wealthiest Americans who are getting tax cuts under this administration. So I don't think that that frustration with affordability at home means that we cut off aid abroad. (31:11–31:17)

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Asserts that financial benefits from cuts often go to wealthy Americans receiving tax cuts.

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