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Ron Johnson: “I came here in 2011, our debt was $14 trillion. Now it's…”

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Sen. Ron Johnson on Squawk Box: We need to target relief

Published December 31, 2020 | Video Starts at 11:17

There is going to be a point in time when we have a debt crisis, and it is not going to be pretty. But here in Washington, D.C. it's like nobody cares. You know, I came here in 2011, our debt was $14 trillion. Now it's, it's basically doubled and there's no end in sight. Somebody has to be concerned about this. We ought to be worried about it. We ought to be husbanding our resources. (11:17–11:25)

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