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Ron Johnson: “We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.”

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 00:30

We know Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said the text is ready for a two bill plan. What are your thoughts on this issue? Well, my primary concern is We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. And as I've been writing since the first of the year, we need to bring spending down, total spending down to a reasonable pre pandemic level. (00:30–00:33)

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Asserts that the issue with the budget is spending, not revenue.

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“Chairman Graham has suggested [using President Trump's actual budget for 2025] in the Senate Budget Committee.”
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“We're not going to [balance the budget] if we're up at 6.7, $6.8 trillion worth of spending when 2019 we spent 4.4.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 01:42-01:50
“We need to bring spending down, total spending down to a reasonable pre-pandemic level.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 01:58-02:01
“They provided these people coming in, illegal immigrants, with welfare benefits, which further exploded our budget.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 02:18-02:33
“The Biden administration did not just set aside funds to secure the border because they wanted an open border.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 02:19-02:26
“I would only provide border funding.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 02:39-02:43
“We all know we want to secure the border.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 03:48-03:50
“We all know we don't want a massive automatic tax increase.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 03:52-03:56
“Let's give the President the funds he needs to secure the supporter.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 04:07-04:12
“The American public are completely behind [securing the border].”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 04:11-04:14
“Congress can't do it because the administration won't give us the information.”
Republicans have to bring spending down in Trump budget battle Ron Johnson Wake Up America. | Uploaded February 10, 2025 | 04:22-04:26