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Ron Johnson: “The President is using his authority to lay off workers and…”

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

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DC breakfast with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 09:27

… we can pass those rescissions which is to mere majority like reconciliation and in the House of Senate, so we don't know exactly how we'll realize those savings. You know, The President is using his authority to lay off workers and clean up agencies. that type of thing. But again, we have the power of the purse, we appropriate money. And its constitutional issues is whether or not the President has to spend everything we appropriate. (09:27–09:34)

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Asserts that the President is taking action to reduce government workforce and improve agency efficiency.

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