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Ron Johnson: “We have to look at all of government spending and start…”

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

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Okay, Mr. Johnson, you heard your name. You have 37. So I never said I wanted to cut or put Social Security on a chopping block. What I said is We have to look at all of government spending and start prioritizing Social Security, Medicare, [and] Defense spending. would be at the top of the priority. What we can't afford to spend money on, for example, is $369 billion on the green New Deal energy boondoggles, which would be corporate welfare. (22:04–22:10)

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Asserts the need to prioritize Social Security, Medicare, and Defense spending in government budgets.

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