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Ron Johnson: “Treasury Secretary Geithner said, you know, this is the drop…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on the debt ceiling

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

I don't really want to deal in hypotheticals. I mean, it's just sad. Again, the fact that we're sitting here a month and a half before the point in time where Treasury Secretary Geithner said, you know, this is the drop dead date. and now the administration is only now starting to step up the plate and starting to hold more frequent talks that might be necessary. (00:26–00:29)

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Asserts that Treasury Secretary Geithner identified a specific date as the deadline for action.

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