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Ron Johnson: “A couple individuals negotiating [the budget] behind closed…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on Imus in the Morning

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

And let's face it, we're talking about a $3.7 trillion a year budget. Another way of putting that down. $3.7 million million dollars large. That's how big the federal government is. And you're going to get A couple individuals negotiating [the budget] behind closed doors is absurd. It's ridiculous. And so, yeah, I mean, how can they expect anybody to comprehend that? How can they expect anybody to take a look at that and in a couple days decide whether or not they're going to vote for it or not? (04:12–04:16)

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Asserts that budget negotiations should not be conducted by a few individuals in private.

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