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Ron Johnson: “Back then we were $14 trillion in debt. Now we're $37…”

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

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I also sprang out of the Tea party movement in 2010 doing parades, shouting this is a fight for freedom. We're mortgaging our children's future. It's wrong, it's immoral. It has to stop. Back then we were $14 trillion in debt. Now we're $37 trillion in debt. And unfortunately, again, I always knew you couldn't rush this process. You couldn't do everything that needs to be done in one bill. We need to split this out. (01:02–01:07)

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