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Tony Wied: “We're spending almost $2 trillion more than we bring in.”

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

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Rep. Wied 'We need to grow the American economy' NewsNation Live

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

It's the how it's being done. What's your take? Well, ultimately, we have a reckless spending problem in this country. We're spending almost $2 trillion more than we bring in. which really does cause the inflation tax that really hurts the middle class and the poor. (03:01–03:05)

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