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Ron Johnson: “The federal government spent in total... I think, $6.3…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:47

Can you walk us through a description of the ignorance of Congress when it comes to numbers? So you want me throw my colleagues under the bus? It was just like I was amazed The federal government spent in total... I think, $6.3 trillion. Understand, the federal government is the largest financial entity in the world. We, in theory, are the 535 members of the board of directors. (02:47–03:06)

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Asserts that the total federal government spending was approximately $6.3 trillion.

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