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Ron Johnson: “It has cost us more not to complete the wall that we already…”

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Published October 13, 2022 | Video Starts at 46:30

And as the United States of America is better than that, you do have a chance of rebuttal. It has cost us more not to complete the wall that we already contracted for than to actually build it. All right, Democrats have voted against three of my amendments in committee and on the floor. (46:30–46:36)

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“If we just return to the interest rate that we experienced in the last three decades of the last century, 5.4%, that would add $1.2 trillion…”
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“We're dealing with 7,000 people per day being encountered [at the border].”
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“The administration in Wisconsin... reduced [the prison population] 15%, including paroling 884 criminals, 784 were violent.”
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“My tax cuts for more than 20 million tax filers help small businesses compete with the big guys and survive the pandemic.”
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“My right to try law is saving lives.”
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“I produced a law rights tribe that saved lives.”
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“My Joseph project has transformed lives by helping people to get really good paying jobs.”
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“My opponent...ignores 570 riots, the 2,000 law enforcement officers injured during the summer riots, and he incited the Kenosha riots.”
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“Lt. Governor Barnes supports all this massive debt spending, including $369 billion on the green New Deal energy boondoggles.”
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“Mr. Barnes and I immediately and forcefully and repeatedly condemned the violence from January 6th.”
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“There aren't many senators can say they got tax cuts for 20 million businesses.”
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“It's out of control deficit spending. I voted against most of it.”
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“The individuals working at minimum wage are very small percentage.”
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“Most people looking for jobs right now are probably getting 12, 13, 14 or $15 an hour starting wage.”
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“I've worked in the private sector for over 40 years.”
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“I want to save Social Security. I want to save Medicare.”
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“The federal government, through their inflation, Democrats, inflation basically taking $12,000 out of that senior's account.”
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