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Ron Johnson: “Look at $36.4 trillion in debt. Look at the fact that our…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 38:28

Fear that population, fear that group, fear that country. So what you ought to be afraid of is the fact that your future is being mortgaged right now. I mean, Look at $36.4 trillion in debt. Look at the fact that our interest just to service that debt is more than we spend on anything other than Social Security. Fear that, because that could blow up in our face and that could really harm your future. We'll continue to fund research. Hopefully we'll fund honest research. (38:28–38:38)

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Asserts that the U.S. national debt is $36.4 trillion, and interest payments exceed all spending except Social Security.

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