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Rick Scott: “We're running two trillion dollar deficits.”

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

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MEDICAID SWINDLE: Senator sounds alarm on 'OUT OF CONTROL' fraud

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

So putting fraud aside, do you, do you believe that you can actually meet that goal of dollar for dollar and year for year spending cuts? Oh, there is so much money to be saved up here. We're running two trillion dollar deficits. There is. Now is, is there the will to do it? We have to do it. But is there will to do? Look, interest rates are going up. (03:42–03:44)

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