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Ron Johnson: “This $800 billion stimulus that indebted our children and…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Remarks on One Year Anniversary of 'Recovery Summer'

Published | Video Starts at 02:01

You know, last week President Obama said he wasn't particularly concerned about a double dip recession. Well, I'm concerned the American people are concerned. You know, the other day he joked about, you know, This $800 billion stimulus that indebted our children and grandchildren and was supposed to be spent on shovel ready infrastructure. And he's kind of laughing. Yeah, it wasn't particularly shovel ready, was it? I don't find that particularly funny. And now he's blaming the fact that we're not creating jobs on ATMs. (02:01–02:10)

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Asserts that the $800 billion stimulus was intended for shovel-ready infrastructure but increased national debt.

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