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Ron Johnson: “In 1930, the federal government spent about 3.5% of our GDP.”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on the Senate showdown over Trump's Big Beautiful Bill | All-In Interview

Published | Video Starts at 43:17

It's like a stage four terminal patient not willing to admit that they're sick and they need to take some therapy. Well, the data that backs us up is, and I wrote this In 1930, the federal government spent about 3.5% of our GDP. 3.5. State and local governments were about 9.1. That was the foundational premise of America, government close to government, where it's more effective, more efficient, more accountable. (43:17–43:30)

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