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Ron Johnson: “In 2020, the four years following the pandemic, Biden and…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Opposition to Trump's Tax Bill and Fiscal Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

For the seven years prior to the pandemic, our average deficits were $661 billion. Then of course, we went on the massive bipartisan spending spree. In 2020, the four years following the pandemic, Biden and Democrats averaged deficits of $1.9 trillion. They didn't go back to pre pandemic levels of spending or deficit. Now, the CBO score would average have average deficits of $2.4 trillion in the next 10 years. (01:38–01:48)

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Asserts that Biden and Democrats averaged $1.9 trillion deficits in the four years following 2020.

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