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Scott Bessent: “We're seeing this what's going to be a dramatic cut in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:20

That's why we need a trillion and a half dollars to try to keep it afloat. Keep. Can you fix it? What would you do? Well, Joe, what we're seeing is President Trump's leadership. We're seeing this what's going to be a dramatic cut in prescription drug prices. which is one of the bigger parts of the health care budget. So President Trump is laser focused on that, negotiating with big Pharma. (06:20–06:26)

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