KNTV Matter Of Fact With Soledad OBrien July 13, 2024
Welcome to matter of fact. Deficit hawk is a political term you dont hear a lot these days. Its political slang for people particularly politicians who want to cut our deficit and our debt. Between the money the rn kes and the money it spends. If the government spends more than it collects, then its running a deficit. The federal debt is the running total of the accumulated deficits. And the gop once had a lock on the term. President trump campaigned on reducing the deficit and debt. And former House Speaker paul ryan of wisconsin made a career out of being a deficit hawk. Then he helped pass ...