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Steny Hoyer: “A half a billion dollars is one day's expenditure. Half of…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:45

Shut up, Fort Jordan. This will not adversely affect that because you have clearly enough money for half a billion dollars. And ladies and gentlemen, A half a billion dollars is one day's expenditure. Half of one day's expenditure in Iran. This is not enough. But it is at least the Congress saying, we're still with you. Please vote for Ukraine. Vote for American reliability. I yield back. (03:45–03:54)

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Asserts that half a billion dollars is equivalent to half of one day's expenditure in Iran.

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