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Ron Johnson: “We are bankrupting this nation and we are. I mean, $15…”

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

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Senator Johnson on Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 08:07

The only guarantee I made in my election was I would never vote with my reelection in mind. That's it. I mean, I came here because we're We are bankrupting this nation and we are. I mean, $15 trillion worth of debt equal the size of the [economy]. You want to revisit Simpson Bowles? Are you okay with the. What was it, three to one, four to one? What I said and I introduced a bill that just enact the things people agreed on. (08:07–08:14)

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Asserts that the national debt is $15 trillion, equaling the size of the economy.

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