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Ron Johnson: “In 2019, we spent $4.4 trillion, and now for the last five…”

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

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Dems will continue to be 'nasty' during Senate hearings: Sen. Ron Johnson | Wake Up America

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

No, again, they'll continue to be nasty. You know, notice what they're not concerned about is the fact that In 2019, we spent $4.4 trillion, and now for the last five years, we've averaged $6.5 trillion. We've increased the size of government by $2.1 trillion on average, and right now we're spending about 7 trillion. So that's $2.6 trillion higher. Democrats have no concern about that. (02:12–02:21)

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Asserts that U.S. government spending has increased from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to an average of $6.5 trillion over the last five years.

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