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Ron Johnson: “We have estimates anywhere from a low of $250 billion a year…”

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Published | Video Starts at 06:44

But that's the most significant thing is support the executive branch's efforts to identify and root out and stop funding it on the front end because you can't recover at the end. We have estimates anywhere from a low of $250 billion a year to a trillion dollars a year fraud. Think of that. But, you know, right now, I think last time I looked at DOJ, they have prosecutions on about 4.5 billion. It's piddly in comparison to the overall fraud. (06:44–06:50)

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