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Ron Johnson: “We're borrowing more than $4 billion a day.”

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

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WPT Here and Now - Interview with Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

And we have to start somewhere. We simply cannot continue to spend at the level that we are in terms of $1.65 trillion more than we're taking in. We're borrowing more than $4 billion a day. Now, meanwhile, I understand that the Democrats are talking about this $33 billion figure. You know, obviously Just about half of what the Republicans approved last month. (02:22–02:25)

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