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David Schweikert: I have done this chart. There is an update on this chart coming in a couple of weeks, and I am told it is going to look…

On the recordFebruary 8, 2023
I have done this chart. There is an update on this chart coming in a couple of weeks, and I am told it is going to look substantially uglier. But this is the reality. Remember, this chart was built 2 years ago. Every dime of the $114 trillion of borrowing in today's dollars that we expect to have 30 years from now, 75 percent of it is functionally Medicare, 25 percent is if we actually reach into the general fund and backfill the collapse of the Social Security Trust Fund which happens in 10 years, oh, and the rest of the budget is actually calculated to be about $1.9 positive. We got old. I am a baby boomer. I am a crazy baby boomer. I have a 7- month-old. He is the greatest little boy you ever met, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to bring a big picture of him. He is so cute. I will do whatever is necessary to protect my kids. This is the truth: unless this is part of every conversation around here we are not telling the truth because this is going to drive every discussion on policy. I want to spend more on defense. Have you figured out this? I want to spend more on the environment. Have you figured out this? I want to help other countries. Have you figured out this? Mr.…
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona
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Feb 8, 2023

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