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Ron Johnson: “I came here to attack this problem, to address the problem…”

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

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Ron Johnson Appears on Hannity

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

One of the guarantees I made in my convention speech, and I repeated it daily on the campaign trails, I will never vote with my reelection in mind. That's not why I came here. I came here to attack this problem, to address the problem of outsized government. and I'm happy to suffer the consequences. All right, gentlemen, congratulations on your new positions. We'll be watching very closely in the days, weeks and months ahead. (06:21–06:26)

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Asserts intention to address the problem of outsized government.

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