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Pete Buttigieg: “The reason it's unaffordable here at home is not because…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 31:56

But I really think we have to talk about what we're doing with our money here at home in a way that is accountable to the domestic side of the policy ledger. Because that's not. I'm sorry, but, like, The reason it's unaffordable here at home is not because we're helping certain causes abroad. That's never been the biggest share of our funding. And the trade offs are real, but the trade offs are between people who live here and other people who live here. (31:56–32:00)

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Asserts that domestic affordability issues are not caused by foreign aid spending.

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