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Ron Johnson: “Chairman of the armed services committee, McConnell. They…”

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

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And the only guy who's punished is Stu Shiller, who's a marine officer who points out that it wasn't a success, but the architects were rewarded. So given all of that, why are we sending these people even more money? Chairman of the armed services committee, McConnell. They want to dedicate 5% of GDP to defense. So where are you going to get that money? I realize we're kind of down at historic low levels, but it's still a trillion dollars. Where are we spending it? (49:23–49:30)

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Asserts that McConnell and others want to allocate 5% of GDP to defense spending.

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