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Marjorie Taylor Greene: $115 million is a lot of money, especially when our interest is bigger than our own military budget. We have a serious…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2025
$115 million is a lot of money, especially when our interest is bigger than our own military budget. We have a serious crisis right now, and it is our national debt. The American people have been through unbelievable crises: hurricanes, wildfires, every kind of natural disaster you can imagine, but also disasters caused by our own government. Yet, the people in this room are tone deaf, absolutely tone deaf. If it were up to my Democratic colleagues, they would just keep digging the hole of debt and sending all the hard-earned money here in America overseas for every single issue there is. I will reiterate: Americans donate more money to worldwide charities than any other country on Earth. If Americans want to be able to check a box on their IRS tax return that says, ``Here is some extra money I want to send over for humanitarian aid,'' by God, let them do it, but they shouldn't be forced to do it at gunpoint, and this body should not force them to do that. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Republican · Georgia

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Addressing concerns about national debt and government spending during a congressional debate.

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