Ron Johnson: “In 2019, before the pandemic, total federal government…”

“Senator Johnson. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Unlike our ranking member, I really appreciate you holding this hearing. In 2019, before the pandemic, total federal government spending was $4.4 trillion. The Wall Street Journal just reported. The first four months of this year, we spent 2.43 trillion. Multiply that times three. We're on a course of spending $7.3 trillion this year.” (00:09–00:15)

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