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Ron Johnson: “They're part of a agency or department, DHS, $190 billion…”

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

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Sen. Ron Johnson Talks Campaign in Wisconsin and the Trump Assassination Attempts

Published | Video Starts at 05:25

Over the last 10 years, they've increased the number of agents by 32%, went from 6,300 to 8,300, 2,000 additional people. Their budget went up 65%, from 2 billion to 3.3 billion. They're part of a agency or department, DHS, $190 billion budget with 240,000 employees. who they can detail to, you know, take care of the surgeons in terms of protection. So they've got plenty of resources. That's not the problem. (05:25–05:33)

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