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Ron Johnson: “The actions he's taking right now is only going to close…”

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

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Senator Johnson on Neil Cavuto -- 2/22/11

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

He must balance the budget, and he's facing a $3.6 billion deficit over the next two years. He has to balance that. And The actions he's taking right now is only going to close $300 million of that gap. We have $3.3 billion left. Maybe we should just have a balanced budget requirement federally to get people off the debt. I'd be highly supportive of that as well. (00:36–00:41)

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Asserts that current actions will only close $300 million of the $3.6 billion deficit.

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