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- Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) warned the Freedom Caucus must choose $20 trillion debt or Medicaid reform.
- He accused Washington lawmakers of being “drunk on spending” amid a $40 trillion debt.
- He said family health insurance premiums rose from $6,000 in 2000 to $27,000 today, versus $11,000 with inflation.
- He proposed cutting gas and diesel taxes, claiming a diesel cut would save 40 cents per gallon.