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Pat Kreitlow: “The national debt has grown since Ron Johnson's been in…”

Featuring: Pat Kreitlow, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Oh, Ron Johnson said that he is seeking to take over the chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee. And people have pointed out. Because he's the deficit hawk. Yes. And people have pointed out how much The national debt has grown since Ron Johnson's been in office most of those years with Republican control of Congress. and yet people are still buying the notion that he's a hawk. Which leads me to this story, you know, with Congress, you know, currently being short at least two … (43:47–43:56)

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Asserts that the national debt has increased during Ron Johnson's tenure, mostly under Republican Congress.

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