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Senate Republican on Trump ballroom push: ‘We have $39 trillion of debt’
Key takeaways
- Scott told NBC News on Monday evening that the project should be paid for with private funding only.
- I don t know why you would do it with taxpayer money if it s all funded, Scott told NBC News.
- We have $39 trillion in debt, he said.
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Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is pushing back on a proposal to spend as much as $400 million in taxpayer money to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, arguing that Congress needs to rein in its deficit spending at a time of historically high national debt.
Scott told NBC News on Monday evening that the project should be paid for with private funding only.
I don t know why you would do it with taxpayer money if it s all funded, Scott told NBC News.
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