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Ron Johnson: “The House was all focused on getting this thing done and…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Brings His Charts to the Studio to Talk Cutting the Budget | Clay and Buck

Published | Video Starts at 08:51

Are there same Republicans who won't go along with what you want to do here? Is that, I mean, where's the problem? It seems so logical to us. I would say part of it is marketing. Okay. The House was all focused on getting this thing done and they pulled, literally they pulled $1.5 trillion out of the air. It really wasn't in context. When I saw that, I said, you guys have set the bar way too low. Okay, we need trillions of dollars long term to get this thing done. (08:51–08:58)

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Asserts that the House's $1.5 trillion spending reduction was not well-founded.

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