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Rick Scott: “Inflation cannot, cannot go away when you run $2 trillion…”

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

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Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

Published | Video Starts at 42:37

And if they don't make it, get rid of it, stop it. But no, just do it. Keep doing it. We're running two, almost $2 trillion deficits. Inflation cannot, cannot go away when you run $2 trillion deficits. Everybody wants to say, oh, it's because of Iran. No, it's because of deficits. Yeah, that's a blip. Well said. Take time. A couple questions. Yeah, the microphone right here, please. (42:37–42:42)

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Asserts that inflation cannot be reduced while running $2 trillion deficits.

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