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Ron Johnson: “Go from $37 trillion in debt to 5,859 over 60 trillion.”

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

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NewsNation Interview with Senator Ron Johnson on the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Published | Video Starts at 03:19

We've got this massive structural deficit. And by the way, according to CBO, we're going to add about $22 trillion to the deaths over the next 10 years. Go from $37 trillion in debt to 5,859 over 60 trillion. It's completely unsustainable. This is our one opportunity. Again, Democrats won't help us. They have no problem with that. Republicans have to be the party of fiscal conservatives in control and right now we're not. (03:19–03:26)

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Asserts that the national debt will increase from $37 trillion to over $60 trillion.

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