Ron Johnson: “In 2019, we spent $200 billion on veterans benefits.”

“That's not chump change. That's approaching a trillion dollars over 10 years. Now, again, it's not like we're spending less on veterans, even though our veteran population is declining. In 2019, we spent $200 billion on veterans benefits. Again, the retirement status and defense Department. I mean, this just benefits for VA, $200 billion. That equates to about $11,500 per veteran before the pandemic. So $200 billion, $11,500 per vet.” (14:15–14:23)

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