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Ron Johnson: “We're basically codifying all of the Biden spending, all the…”

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Discussion with Senator Ron Johnson on Federal Spending and Budget Reforms

Published May 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:07

Take 89.3 trillion down to little under $88 trillion. Again, it's not even a rounding error. I mean, that's how insignificant it really is. And so basically what we're talking about is We're basically codifying all of the Biden spending, all the Biden Covid spending. I really don't think people that voted for President Trump thought he would continue to spend at Biden's levels. So again, I'll keep going back to the numbers because they are just jaw dropping. (09:07–09:13)

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Asserts that the bill codifies all Biden administration and COVID-related spending.

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