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Ron Johnson: “Democrats, when they controlled both houses and the…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Announces his Support for Senator Toomey's Budget

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

I knew the budget process was broken. And nothing in the four months since I've been here has disabused me of that belief. Evidence of the fact is the Democrats, when they controlled both houses and the presidency, couldn't even pass a budget or didn't pass a budget in 2011. And right now I sit on the Budget Committee. By law, we should have seen a budget proposal from the Democrats by April 15th. We haven't seen one. (00:24–00:33)

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Asserts that Democrats failed to pass a budget in 2011 despite controlling both houses and the presidency.

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