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WATCH: GOP lawmaker speaks out against party's debt plans
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February 11, 2025
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2:07Now PlayingGOP Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona criticized Republican plans for the national debt and spending cuts on the House floor Friday, urging Congress to avoid a "financial armageddon."
In a passionate speech, Schweikert emphasized the difficulty of cutting federal spending and that current plans to go after certain programs that are oft discussed by members of his party aren't going to change the financial landscape as much as promised.
"If you get rid of the Department of Education salaries ... you just covered nine hours of borrowing," he said.
He also added that eliminating foreign aid would only cover a week of borrowing.
"Am I starting to make a point on the scale of what we have to actually tell the truth and deal with," he asked.
This is against the landscape that President Donald Trump has centered federal spending in the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by Elon Musk.
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