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Steve Scalise: “The states where they're trying to do this are running out…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 14:09

And everybody knows that. You go look at any socialist country, you know, Margaret Thatcher said it best problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money. And The states where they're trying to do this are running out of other people's money. because those people that they're targeting over and over again to pay for all the free stuff are just leaving. They're leaving those blue states and going to red states. (14:09–14:14)

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Asserts that states attempting socialist policies are facing financial difficulties.

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