And listen, I've been business negotiations all my life, and I was one of 44 senators, along with Senator Portman, that sat down with President Obama before the whole debt ceiling debate. And President Obama should have walked away from that table going, wow, I've got 44 senators here that are genuine in their desire to start solving our fiscal situation. and they're willing to work with me, put partisanship aside. But I didn't get that feeling from President Obama. And quite honestly, he left that meeting and went to a fundraiser in Chicago. (02:57–03:06)
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Asserts that 44 senators, including Ron Johnson, were willing to work with President Obama on fiscal issues.
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