And let me give you numbers. People in Washington, D.C. don't like numbers. In 2019, we spent $4.4 trillion in total. This year we will be spending $7.3 trillion. That's a 61% increase in six years when our population has grown by 2.6%. Now, the House budget, Listen, I appreciate what they're trying to do. The House budget at most would take it from 7.3 down to 7.1 trillion. (00:54–01:01)
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