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Ron Johnson: “We need a constitutional amendment to either limit the size…”

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

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The Star interview: Ron Johnson 10-17-2016 (1 of 2)

Published | Video Starts at 11:06

The. Here's the deficit question Senator Feingold kept mentioning. Can I just say one more thing about deficit. This is a huge difference. We need a constitutional amendment to either limit the size of government to serve percentage GDP or balance the budget. Senator Feingold just repeatedly said, you know, in 1992 when he's running for office, he said in order to strengthen our economy, the, the number thing we have to do is reduce the deficit. (11:06–11:14)

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Asserts the need for a constitutional amendment to limit government size or balance the budget.

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