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Ron Johnson: “We're $37 trillion in debt.”

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

Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Federal Reconciliation Budget Bill and Economic Policies

Published June 5, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:27

But I trust you'll vote yes on that first precision package. I completely support what President Trump and Elon Musk did with Doge. They exposed just grotesque examples of waste, fraud and abuse. Again, We're $37 trillion in debt. We have deficits projected to average $2.2 trillion over the next 10 years. You need to start eliminating spending. And so you just can't afford this anymore. (08:27–08:30)

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