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Scott Bessent: “At least 500 billion [is the estimated annual amount of…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually

Published | Video Starts at 02:00

They put the annual figure about a trillion dollars. I think you've come up with your own figure. What do you estimate annual amount of fraud in the federal budget? At least 500 billion [is the estimated annual amount of fraud in the federal budget]. sir. So again, this is a range of somewhere between 3.3 and 13.3% of our budget. (02:00–02:03)

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Asserts that the estimated annual amount of fraud in the federal budget is at least $500 billion.

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