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Ron Johnson: “If you're going to try and pass something in just a matter…”

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

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Senator Johnson on Averting a Government Shutdown Fight

Published | Video Starts at 03:11

In this climate today, do you think that's still going to happen? Is that still a possibility? Absolutely. Because let's face it, If you're going to try and pass something in just a matter of weeks, it will be thousands of pages long. Nobody's going to know what's really in that bill other than the staff members that actually write the bill and the members that are in control of the committees or the people who have the real power. (03:11–03:18)

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