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Tony Wied: “Every single year we're going further into debt as a…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 07:14

And again, it is a tax. And where does it come from? It comes from the reckless spending that we continue to see in Washington and during this administration. Every single year we're going further into debt as a country. Right now. We're at a debt of $35 trillion. every 100 days. We're going further into debt another trillion dollars every second. Our Federal Reserve is printing $80,000 and inserting it into this economy. And what does that do? (07:14–07:22)

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