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Ron Johnson: “We all know we want to secure the border.”

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

Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America.

Published February 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:48

I mean, you guys are gonna have to do this all on your own. Precisely. That's why we should do it in chunks, keep it simple, focused on the areas of agreement. We all know we want to secure the border. We all know we want to defend this nation. Get that done. We all know we don't want a massive automatic tax increase. Get that done. (03:48–03:50)

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Asserts a consensus on the need for border security.

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