What did land us in this problem, of course, is that we launched a couple of wars, and for the first time in our country's history, the good folks here in Congress decided instead of raising taxes to pay for the wars that they authorized, we would for the first time cut taxes while going to war.
Jared Huffman: “What did land us in this problem, of course, is that we launched a couple of wars, and for the first time in our…”
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Huffman attributes national debt issues to tax cuts during wartime instead of fiscal responsibility.
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