Rep. Ro Khanna on Deficit Reduction: Why Aren’t We Looking at Defense Contractors that Are Monopolies or Big Pharma?

KERNEN I bet you ░░░░░░░░ have similar comments about ░░░░░░░░ to I don t ░░░░░░░░ trying to cut the ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ say DOGE it s ░░░░░░░░ too easy and it ░░░░░░░░ has a stigma attached ░░░░░░░░ it I think But ░░░░░░░░ s talk about how ░░░░░░░░ the government is how ░░░░░░░░ money that we re ░░░░░░░░ debt for as a ░░░░░░░░ and the notion that ░░░░░░░░ we waste taxpayer dollars ░░░░░░░░ would you get at ░░░░░░░░ waste fraud and abuse ░░░░░░░░ Look Joe you re ░░░░░░░░ straight shooter it s ░░░░░░░░ 36 trillion debt The ░░░░░░░░ 10 year budget that ░░░░░░░░ just passed would add ░░░░░░░░ 5 trillion to that ░░░░░░░░ trillion debt It is ░░░░░░░░ 4 6 trillion more ░░░░░░░░ the Biden budgets were ░░░░░░░░ if we want to ░░░░░░░░ look at where the ░░░░░░░░ is in cutting spending ░░░░░░░░ aren t we looking ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon budget that ░░░░░░░░ nearly a trillion dollars ░░░░░░░░ need a strong national ░░░░░░░░ but a lot of ░░░░░░░░ contractors are monopolies Why ░░░░░░░░ t we looking at ░░░░░░░░ big pharma is charging ░░░░░░░░ Why aren t we ░░░░░░░░ at Medicare Advantage that ░░░░░░░░ up billing that is ░░░░░░░░ for patients sicker claiming ░░░░░░░░ re sicker than they ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ big ticket items where ░░░░░░░░ could have real savings.”