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Ron Johnson: “We need a constitutional amendment that limits the size of…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on Imus in the Morning

Published | Video Starts at 05:26

We're not talking about cutting spending, we're talking about just limiting the growth in spending. We have to do that statutorily. And I think if we're actually going to ever solve this problem, We need a constitutional amendment that limits the size of government and leads to a balanced budget. I don't ever see the political will in this town to prevent bankrupting America without that type of constitutional limitation. (05:26–05:34)

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Asserts the necessity of a constitutional amendment for fiscal discipline.

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