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Ron Johnson: “This could be solved tomorrow if President Obama, if…”

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

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Senator Johnson Questioning Witnesses at HSGAC 2-24-15

Published | Video Starts at 09:12

If we concentrate on that area of agreement, there's certainly an aspect of this funding issue that we don't agree on. Let's set that off to the side. It's in the courts now. This could be solved tomorrow if President Obama, if Secretary Jeh Johnson said, okay, let's let the courts decide this. let's fund those essential, the legal, the constitutional, the authorized activity, DHS, you wouldn't be in this bind, Mr. Roth. So again, I hope that we can do that. (09:12–09:26)

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Asserts that the funding issue could be resolved if Obama and Jeh Johnson allowed the courts to decide.

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