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Ron Johnson: “The deficit he [President Obama] inherited is about $1.1…”

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

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Senator Johnson appears on Fox's On the Record with Greta Van Susteren

Published | Video Starts at 03:56

No, he talks. He talks a good game. I mean, just like he promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term, you know, The deficit he [President Obama] inherited is about $1.1 trillion. He blew that to 1.4 in the first year, and now we're at $1.3 trillion. We're double where he said now. You know, Greta, this administration is nothing but a series of broken promises. The American people expected far better progress on this. (03:56–04:04)

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