Ron Johnson: “This year, we'll spend about $435 billion on veterans.”

“To add a little context to this, in 2019, we spent about $200 billion a year on veterans. It's about $11,500 per veteran. That's just benefits. This year, we'll spend about $435 billion on veterans. about $28,000 per veteran. Nobody in Washington knows that. We haven't concentrated on that. That needs to be scrutinized.” (03:43–03:48)

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