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Ron Johnson: “The Democrats in the Senate have not been particularly…”

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

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

Published May 15, 2012 | Video Starts at 04:34

I'm just hoping that this, you know, finally, you know, there will be this real well, your next guest has been performing that in the House. But let's face it, The Democrats in the Senate have not been particularly interested in oversight at all on any of these issues for purely political reasons. Nice to see you, Senator. Thanks for having me on. (04:34–04:42)

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Asserts a lack of interest in oversight by Senate Democrats for political reasons.

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