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Ron Johnson: “We can't afford to cut taxes when we're running over $2…”

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

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Interview with Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson on Federal Budget and Spending Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 03:43

I've got a great video on my X page. All our Republican leaders saying we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. And this bill is primarily about tax cuts. We can't afford to cut taxes when we're running over $2 trillion a year deficits for the next 10 years. as far as the eye can see. Okay, I've got to leave it at that, but Senator Ron Johnson, thanks very much for joining us. And come back soon. (03:43–03:50)

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Asserts that the U.S. is projected to run over $2 trillion annual deficits for the next decade.

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