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Ron Johnson: “Inflation reached a 40 year high and people weren't happy…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ron Johnson on Tariffs and Wisconsin's Economic Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 02:24

Well, I think the president is well aware that one of the main reasons he was elected, in addition to the open border policy, Biden was the fact that Inflation reached a 40 year high and people weren't happy about that. So again, he's got very smart economic advisers. This is a long held belief on his part that we have to impose discipline on our trading partners. (02:24–02:29)

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