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Tony Wied: “We need to reign in spending.”

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

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8th Congressional District Republican primary debate

Published | Video Starts at 1:39:51

We're hearing reports from the government that it's a 20%. I think it's over 50% at the grocery store, almost 60% at the gas pump. Right now, it's a problem. We need to reign in spending. Right now, we are at a budget deficit this year of over $3 trillion. We have to get to a single subject spending bill within the Congress right away. (1:39:51–1:40:23)

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Asserts the need to control government spending to combat inflation.

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