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David Schweikert: I actually think we are whistling also by the crisis. If I sit here and do math, Medicare Social Security will be adding…

On the recordMarch 6, 2018
I actually think we are whistling also by the crisis. If I sit here and do math, Medicare Social Security will be adding 130 billion a year in additional entitlement spending.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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Schweikert warns about the growing entitlement spending crisis.

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