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Ron Johnson: “We had a majority in the Senate. So you don't control it. We…”

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

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Full Sen. Johnson Interview: 'Congress Is Really Diminished' | Meet The Press | NBC News

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

Is this not on, is this not on Congressional Republicans and the President that were in this situation in the first place. You said we controlled both chambers. We didn't. We had a majority in the Senate. So you don't control it. We need Democrats to support us, and they've been unified in trying to thwart this president's number one issue in the campaign, which was to secure the border. So, no, we didn't have control. We needed Democrats. We never had any cooperation from Democrats, which is regrettable. You're in Munich. It's an important security conference. (07:20–07:31)

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Asserts that Republicans had a Senate majority but needed Democratic support to secure the border.

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