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Ron Johnson: “52 Republicans voted to proceed to that bill. Democrats just…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Objection to Sen. Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 03:03

More than $600 billion, $300 plus up for people on unemployment, $260 billion for small businesses, $100 billion for education, tens of billions of dollars for vaccines and testing and agriculture and childcare. And we offer that on the floor, 52 Republicans voted to proceed to that bill. Democrats just said no. I felt it was a crisis, an emergency, and we shouldn't have been turning our backs on these people that are suffering. In September, Democrats said no. All they had to do was say yes. (03:03–03:11)

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Asserts that 52 Republicans voted to proceed with the targeted relief bill, but Democrats opposed it.

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