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Ron Johnson: “We had to fund border security because Biden opened up the…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Budget Reconciliation and Medicaid Reform on Tudor Dixon Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 17:27

We certainly should promote the fact that we didn't increase your taxes. Had it not been for us, your taxes would have gone up by however many dollars or what percent We had to fund border security because Biden opened up the border. So again, I think the American people are highly appreciative of the things that they know only President Trump would do. He's doing things that have to be done that only he would do. (17:27–17:31)

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Asserts that border security funding was necessary due to President Biden's policies.

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