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Ron Johnson: “They estimate that to be about 13.8 trillion if interest…”

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

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They're projections, but they're pretty much hard to dispute. Interest is a trillion dollars. It's, we're spending more on that in defense over the next 10 years. They estimate that to be about 13.8 trillion if interest rates are at 3.3%. (04:56–05:02)

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Asserts that interest payments are estimated to be $13.8 trillion if interest rates are at 3.3%.

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