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Ron Johnson: “We've passed 6 [appropriation bills], so 96.7% failure rate.”

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Published | Video Starts at 08:40

But let me describe that process that it's undercutting. I've been here 15 years, should have passed 180 appropriation bills before the end of the fiscal year to fund the next year. We've passed 6 [appropriation bills], so 96.7% failure rate. And my Elaine shutdowns or my Eliminate Shutdowns act is supposed to undermine that process. By the way, nothing could be further from the truth. (08:40–08:46)

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Asserts that only 6 appropriation bills have been passed, resulting in a 96.7% failure rate.

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