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Ron Johnson: “This president is doing nothing to address the two thirds of…”

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

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Senator Johnson on In the Loop w/ Betty Liu

Published | Video Starts at 06:42

They do a budget compromise, and the first piece of legislation that falls on the floor of the Senate violates that. We have to stop it with a budget point of order. And of course, This president is doing nothing to address the two thirds of the budget, all the transfer payments, all the entitlement programs that are on an unstable path. So I don't see, I don't see a whole lot we can compromise with here. (06:42–06:51)

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Asserts that President Obama is not addressing issues with entitlement programs and transfer payments.

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