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Richard Blumenthal: “Republicans may talk about reducing the national debt, but…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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CT Mirror Presents: "In The Room: A Conversation with US Senator Richard Blumenthal"

Published | Video Starts at 34:15

And I think President Obama, he was the president at the time, can do the same. And sure enough, President Obama talked about reducing the national debt. Republicans may talk about reducing the national debt, but look at what they did on the tax breaks for billionaires. I could talk about that stuff with you for a while, but there's so much to get to. I do want to ask about something that's, I think, pretty disturbing. (34:15–34:21)

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Asserts that Republican actions on tax breaks for billionaires contradict their rhetoric on reducing the national debt.

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