We can utilize those tools right now and look, just like I do, you know, coming from the private sector, I think it's important to have a different perspective than a government perspective, because we're in a mess. We have a debt, federal debt right now of 36 trillion. Trillion. We're continuing to go into debt, almost $2 trillion per year. And we have to make very, very tough decisions in order to get our budget under control. (00:56–01:01)
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