Ron Johnson: “Prior to the pandemic, we were spending 4.4 trillion. This…”

“… the American people would have been very surprised to know had changed from one year to the next. So I'll close on this talk. You've heard me say this before. Prior to the pandemic, we were spending 4.4 trillion. This year we'll spend 7.5 trillion, probably your budget shows, for 8 trillion. That's an 80% increase. We have to figure out some way to return to a reasonable pre pandemic global spending. Listen, I believe defense spending is a top priority. Government has to be.” (06:13–06:25)

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