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Ron Johnson: “Senator Murray negotiated $22 billion more discretionary…”

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

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Senator Johnson on America's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 03:27

Temporary, has to end as well as, well as, like Senator Cockburn said, this isn't paid for. And you know, they actually have a way to pay for it. Senator Murray negotiated $22 billion more discretionary spending. If Democrats think it's so important, such a high priority to extend these, this unemployment benefits. And let's face it, we're all concerned about those individuals. We want to give them jobs. (03:27–03:33)

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Asserts that Senator Murray negotiated an additional $22 billion in discretionary spending.

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