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Ron Johnson: “We went from $4.4 trillion to over $7 trillion over the last…”

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

Senator Ron Johnson Discusses U.S. Spending and Tax Policies

Published July 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:05

Well, first of all, we do have a spending problem. You seem pretty frustrated. I say nobody can out frustrate me. We have a spending problem. We went from $4.4 trillion to over $7 trillion over the last six years. Increased spending more than $2 trillion in one year. And the Unit Party does that. And so I'm highly frustrated about it. (01:05–01:10)

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Asserts that U.S. government spending increased from $4.4 trillion to over $7 trillion in six years.

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