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Ron Johnson: “We're going to bust those Budget Control act spending caps.”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Kudlow Report

Published | Video Starts at 00:23

Senator Johnson, you've made some news on this. Let me ask you, what was behind your decision? Well, Larry? Well, first of all, I'm as unhappy as anybody that We're going to bust those Budget Control act spending caps. I don't like that at all. But at the same time, I'm looking economically, the worst thing for our economy is really going to be threatening some more government shutdowns. (00:23–00:27)

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Asserts that the Budget Control Act spending caps will be exceeded.

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