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Ron Johnson: “We're running $2 trillion a year deficits.”

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

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DC breakfast with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 12:31

So it's always, it's, you know, listen, when you spend $7.3 trillion, you're spending it on some good things, but you're wasting an awful lot of it. And we can't afford to waste. How long can we maintain We're running $2 trillion a year deficits. So again, the problem you have and the problem the House had is they started at $7.3 trillion and they're suffering death by a thousand cuts because everybody's doing the way you're asking that question, well, how can you cut vital research for cancer? (12:31–12:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. is currently running annual deficits of $2 trillion.

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