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John James: “Minnesota has a population and a budget a fraction of the…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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John James | Ending Waste, Fraud & Failed Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

We're done with just these slaps on the wrist. When you look. When you look at the scale of the potential fraud, Minnesota has a population and a budget a fraction of the size of Michigan. And Gretchen Whitmer spending $20 billion this year in her budget than she spent just five years ago. Do you know what's going on five years ago, guys? The pandemic. (02:29–02:34)

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Asserts that Minnesota's population and budget are smaller than Michigan's.

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