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Ron Johnson: “I don't think we should be looking at anything over 6.5.”

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

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Ron Johnson Sounds Off On 'Unbelievably Wasteful And Abusive' Use Of Taxpayer Money.

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

So they say we can't cut that, can't cut that, can't cut that. As opposed to start from a baseline that everybody on our side thinks more than reasonable. I don't think we should be looking at anything over 6.5. I'd be starting at 5.5 and probably plusing up for defense. But isn't that the way we need to do this line by line, the way the private sector would approach Outrageous overspending? (03:28–03:32)

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Asserts that spending should not exceed $6.5 trillion.

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