Can you walk us through a description of the ignorance of Congress when it comes to numbers? So you want me throw my colleagues under the bus? It was just like I was amazed The federal government spent in total... I think, $6.3 trillion. Understand, the federal government is the largest financial entity in the world. We, in theory, are the 535 members of the board of directors. (02:47–03:06)
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