Mr. Secretary, you will say that you have to fire thousands of employees and eliminate programs like LIHEAP because our deficit is too large. But you won't mention that. At the same time this administration is proposing these cuts, it's proposing tax cuts for billionaires that will add trillions to our debt. You are cutting programs and firing staff with no plan and no understanding of what the department you are leading even does for the American people. (06:38–06:49)
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Asserts that proposed tax cuts for billionaires will significantly increase national debt.
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