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Ron Johnson: “We've never had a process to control spending here in…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ron Johnson on Trade Wars, Fiscal Policy, and US-Ukraine Economic Development

Published | Video Starts at 04:35

That's exactly what we did. So I'm insisting that on us returning to a pre pandemic level spending plus a process to actually achieve it. We've never had a process to control spending here in Washington D.C. we don't have to balance our budget. The Budget Act, Simpson Bowles, the Budget Control act, none of these things worked. It's time to use a businessperson approach. (04:35–04:39)

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