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Ron Johnson: “If we're going to solve these problems, it's going to have…”

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

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Senator Johnson Discusses White House Meeting on Federal Spending

Published | Video Starts at 03:12

And obviously I would have liked to have had this happening two years ago, but it has to start somewhere. And the fact is, neither side is going away. If we're going to solve these problems, it's going to have to be done on a bipartisan basis. And the only way you start solving problems is you have to develop the trust, develop the relationships. One of my points was in a negotiation, I always spend a lot of time ferreting out, deciding what we agree on. (03:12–03:16)

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Asserts that solving problems requires bipartisan cooperation.

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