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Ron Johnson: “The John Boehner plan crashed and burned when the CBO scored…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on Imus in the Morning

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

Well, I think you're going to be fine. So what's going on? Let's start with the debt ceiling debate. Where are you on that? Well, obviously, you know, it's a mess. You know, The John Boehner plan crashed and burned when the CBO scored it, showing only $5 billion in cuts the first year. in the first year. And you know what drives me nuts, Don, is nobody really talks about real numbers in this town. They're talking about cuts off a baseline. (00:37–00:49)

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Asserts that the Boehner plan was ineffective due to minimal cuts as scored by the CBO.

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