On the recordNovember 29, 2017
I find it ironic that in the next few days we might contemplate borrowing $1.5 trillion to provide tax cuts rather than investing... $1 trillion for the defense of the United States.
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Senator Reed criticizes prioritizing tax cuts over defense spending.
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I’m not a great mathematician, but I think you were talking about $1 trillion? I believe $1.5 billion times 10 is $15 billion. That’s a little bit off from $1 trillion.
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