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Ron Johnson: “For the seven years prior to the pandemic, our average…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Opposition to Trump's Tax Bill and Fiscal Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

And Joe, if you'll bear with me, I'm going to be issuing about a 30 page report later today or tomorrow. Just lays out the reality. But let me just go through some of the key figures. For the seven years prior to the pandemic, our average deficits were $661 billion. Then of course, we went on the massive bipartisan spending spree. In 2020, the four years following the pandemic, Biden and Democrats averaged deficits of $1.9 trillion. (01:29–01:37)

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