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Ron Johnson: “The President got his more than $800 billion stimulus…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Daily Rundown - MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

And let's face it, state highway system is 60 years old. We've seen bridges collapse. So we probably do need to spend money on infrastructure. But here's the problem is The President got his more than $800 billion stimulus package. It was supposed to be spent on infrastructure and it wasn't. It certainly wasn't spent effectively. So the devil is going to be in the details. But listen, I don't outright reject anything. (03:15–03:22)

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Asserts that the $800 billion stimulus package was not effectively spent on infrastructure.

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