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Ron Johnson: “President Obama is sending his vice President out to do the…”

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Senator Ron Johnson on Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano

Published June 21, 2011 | Video Starts at 00:45

I mean, I wish, I wish this president would get serious about addressing the fiscal crisis facing this nation, about the bankrupting of America. But so far I have not … President Obama is sending his vice President out to do the negotiating [on the fiscal crisis]. … lead and he's not leading on this issue. And we do need real structural reform because we're facing bankruptcy. (00:45–00:51)

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Asserts that President Obama is not personally leading negotiations on the fiscal crisis.

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