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Ron Johnson: “The number one component of a solution to our enormous debt…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on the Senate showdown over Trump's Big Beautiful Bill | All-In Interview

Published | Video Starts at 15:38

So that's 50 years and we're down here about 3, somewhere around 3%. Those are not exact calculations. Listen, that is the hope of all of us. I will absolutely agree that The number one component of a solution to our enormous debt and deficit problem is economic growth. We have to grow the economy. But here's the problem is when the government is sucking out of the private sector, we're the ones borrowing the money. (15:38–15:45)

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Asserts that economic growth is the primary solution to the debt and deficit problem.

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