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Ron Johnson: “We have over a thousand [confirmations].”

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

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DC breakfast with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 06:45

The other thing we should do, because it takes up a lot of time in the Senate, is we should stop being the human resource department for the administration. I think the confirmation process is completely out of control. Maybe have 100, 200 confirmations. We have over a thousand [confirmations]. I mean, it's ridiculous. I don't think our founders ever envision that as advice and consent. So I would dramatically again, make the president give. (06:45–06:49)

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