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Scott Bessent: “What they [Democrats] are asking for, they're asking for 1.5…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:13

So what President Trump, Vice President Vance and the Republican leadership, one is for the Democratic side to show a little leadership. And I don't think it's unreasonable for the President to use all the levers because, Joe, What they [Democrats] are asking for, they're asking for 1.5 trillion increase in spending. And let's just go back. That would be almost as big as the ill fated IRA which caused the worst inflation in half a century. (03:13–03:53)

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Asserts that Democrats are asking for a $1.5 trillion increase in spending.

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