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Nov 2021
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Can We Defuse America's Impending Debt B...

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America has a bad spending habit. Nearly $29 trillion dollars in debt, and both political parties showing no sign of stopping their more and more expensive spending plans, what happens when that bill comes due? Writer, commentator and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at FreedomWorks joins to discuss Biden's $1.7 trillion spending plan and how America will pay off its growing debts.

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