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Ron Johnson: “Biden's budget number at 965 [billion for interest…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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In Mr. Antoni's testimony, you know, you say that interest payments in December 2024 were $140 billion. Now the interest expense I've been using in my analysis here was Biden's budget number at 965 [billion for interest expense]...interest is going to be 1.2 trillion. but even the 140 is comes out till about 1.6, $1.7 trillion. So I'm sure there's a timing difference in terms of interest payments. (06:28–06:36)

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Asserts that Biden's budget estimates interest expenses at $965 billion, but it may be $1.2 trillion.

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