How much did the federal government spend in this ancient ice age prehistoric period known as 2019? Okay, it wasn't that long ago. In 2019 that number [federal spending] was $4.5 trillion. So do those who say that cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget is a herculean and impossibly difficult mythical task of impossible proportion. I will say that that requires just re baselining to 2019. (08:08–08:12)
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Asserts that federal spending in 2019 was $4.5 trillion.
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