Ron Johnson: “The federal government budget is $3.7 trillion a year.”

“… here, you know, you've got a couple individuals, you know, they've been negotiating behind closed doors. You know, the President finally got engaged four weeks ago. No, you know, I … The federal government budget is $3.7 trillion a year. … million dollars large. That's how big the federal government is. And you're going to get a couple individuals negotiating that behind closed doors. I mean, it is absurd. It's ridiculous.” (04:00–04:06)

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