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Ron Johnson: “The largest interest group was public sector labor unions…”

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

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Senator Johnson on Squawkbox -- 2/23/11

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

They're rebalancing the equation. They're limiting them. Yes, sure. To say they're limiting them. Yeah. I mean, let's face it. I mean, in terms of electoral politics, The largest interest group was public sector labor unions. They spent $200 million. So the problem in these labor negotiations is the taxpayer isn't represented, simply isn't. I mean, you've got politicians that are either, you know, paid for by public sector unions or certainly threatened to have money spent against them. (02:07–02:15)

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Asserts that public sector labor unions are the largest interest group and spent $200 million.

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