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Ron Johnson: “Democrats don't want to be held accountable.”

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

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the Republican National Convention

Published | Video Starts at 09:29

Now, once they do that in the Senate, well, the House has already passed a budget. Republicans have shown themselves responsible enough that they pass a budget that we can be held accountable to by the American public. Democrats don't want to be held accountable. The president has proposed four budgets now in his term. He has yet to put forward any solution to save either Social Security or Medicare for future generations. (09:29–09:32)

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Asserts that Democrats avoid accountability by not passing a budget.

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