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Ron Johnson: “Starting at a grotesquely unreasonable spending level, $7.3…”

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

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Ron Johnson Sounds Off On 'Unbelievably Wasteful And Abusive' Use Of Taxpayer Money.

Published | Video Starts at 05:39

So, again, I want to work with you and the administration to literally go line by line and build this thing up, as opposed to suffering death by a thousand cuts, Starting at a grotesquely unreasonable spending level, $7.3 trillion. So I look forward to joining in the endeavor. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Merkel. He actually had that one right. I thought. Do a rescission bill. Senator LEE. (05:39–05:45)

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Asserts that the current spending level of $7.3 trillion is unreasonably high.

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