Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., wants to debunk ‘myth that this country’s in debt and we just can’t spend’

Remember when Democrats prided themselves on being the ‘reality-based community’? Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., apparently thinks being $13 trillion in debt is no big deal. Oh, yes — we have video:

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