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Rick Scott: “In the last seven years, the debt on this country has gone…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 00:57

We owe to every American family that first stop spending so much of their money and sadlying their kids with unbelievable debt. In the last seven years, the debt on this country has gone from, I think, 18 to 39 trillion. Secondly, we need to make sure that every dollar that we do spend is making them safer, stronger and better off. I want to thank President Trump. (00:57–01:03)

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Asserts that the national debt increased from $18 trillion to $39 trillion in seven years.

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