Ron Johnson: “Governor Walker's up against [a] $3.6 billion deficit over…”

“Getting different reads here. Well, first of all, most states actually have a constitutional requirement to balance the budget, and that's what Governor Walker's up against [a] $3.6 billion deficit over the next two years. years. He has to balance that. And the actions he's taking right now is only going to close $300 million of that gap. We have $3.3 billion left.” (00:29–00:35)

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