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Ron Johnson: “When you go from 4.4 trillion to $7.4 trillion since 2019…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:33

Just comparing 2019 plus up for inflation population, there's a couple hundred billion dollars right there in other mandatory spending. So listen, When you go from 4.4 trillion to $7.4 trillion since 2019, there are hundreds of billions of dollars of money we can find that we shouldn't be spending. And. And again, you see the examples, 700 billion to a trillion dollars worth of fraud. That ought to be low hanging fruit. (09:33–09:43)

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Asserts that federal spending increased from $4.4 trillion to $7.4 trillion since 2019, suggesting excess spending.

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