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Ruben Gallego: “We just told them, or the Republicans just told him for two…”

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How the Iran War Could Spiral Out of Control (with Sen. Ruben Gallego)

Published | Video Starts at 30:44

They believe that we should be focusing on the homeland right now. They are mad that everything is so expensive. They don't really believe this president is on their side, nor the Republicans. We just told them, or the Republicans just told him for two years that we have to cut Medicaid, we have to cut food stamps, we're going to cut all these programs because we need to give tax cuts. And now they're seeing a $200 billion ask for a war that they're against. And if anything, the war is probably going to bring even more young voters that were … (30:44–30:54)

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