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Ron Johnson: “It might reduce the deficit by about 10%.”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Spending Bill and Deficit Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 06:37

Again, that compares to a $22 trillion deficit. And by the way, if you extend the tax taxes, they admit that the baseline goes up to about $25 trillion. So it might reduce. REV. It might reduce the deficit by about 10%. Again, it's still not adequate. And the tariff revenue is very problematic. It's being tested in the court whether President Trump really has this executive power. If the courts decide he doesn't. (06:37–06:40)

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