Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees: x; Interview With Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Interview
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Thank you.
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Well, my job when I came to Washington is to get things done and we did that today. I'm grateful for the time that Speaker McCarthy gave to us to talk about balancing the budget in the future and committing to working with us on a balanced budget amendment for example, and you and you know, too Anderson that I'm very passionate about other issues, and we talked about those other issues, like women's issues that I'm very passionate about. I'm also passionate about gun violence in this country.
And getting a commitment and talking to him about a path forward on how we can work together on some of the issues that South Carolina cares about. And quite frankly, most folks across the country, and I'm here to work and work hard, and sometimes that means negotiating in order to move forward and that's what we did today.
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Not in the language of the bill itself, but talking and getting a commitment from him to work with us on a balanced budget amendment separately in the future. And in fact, we sent -- submitted some language tonight for them for their consideration, but working with us on something that I feel very strongly about.
Because look, we are in this position today with $31 trillion in debt, because both sides have been spending like drunken sailors. You had under President Trump's administration, he added $8 trillion to the debt. So far under President Biden, he has added $4 trillion to the debt. That's $12 trillion over the last six years and we've got to get serious about how we're going to move forward, how we're going to tackle spending, and how we're going to try to balance things out.
I have a bill that would balance the budget in five years, too aggressive for the majority of Congress, but can we do it in 20? I would take 20 years.
But we've got to have tough conversations, make tough decisions. I'm disappointed to hear the President won't sit down and talk to McCarthy about negotiating further on this deal. But both sides need to come together and work together. That's what the American people are asking us to do today.
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I have been willing to work with anyone who is willing to work with me and if you look at history, back in 1994, Republicans had the majority, we had a Democrat president, they put a plan together to balance the budget in 10 years, they did it sooner. They did it in four, in 1998 under President Bill Clinton, they got a surplus and they balanced the budget.
They did it again in 2010 and 2011, where we had a Democrat president, a Republican majority with cut, cap and balance. It can be done, but that means that both sides have to come to the table. We can't dig our heels in.
And although compromise may be a dirty word in Washington, that's what the American people want us to be doing. They want us to work together to deliver results for the country.
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Well, it's hard to say. But again, we've got to move something forward. We've got to be responsible about how we're going to spend.
You know, if you look at some of the plans that are out there and ideas, we cannot have $31 trillion of debt 10 years from now. We have to figure this out and we have to figure it out together because you have a Republican-controlled House, a Democrat-controlled Senate.
So digging your heels in and saying, no, no, no, we're not going to work together doesn't sound good for the majority of Americans. They want us to work together and this is the first step in doing that. I hope that Biden will take up McCarthy on this deal and offer to come to the table and negotiate, talk to us. We're willing to talk to you,
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Thank you.
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