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Ron Johnson: “When you've gone from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to over $7…”

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Federal Spending Cuts and NPR Funding on Salem Radio Network

Published July 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:44

And we're going to look for efficiencies. We're going to take a look at what we don't need to spend. And Hugh, When you've gone from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to over $7 trillion a day, it's a 58% increase. When you have 2,600 programs, I have to believe there are hundreds of billions of dollars and hundreds of programs. (03:44–03:52)

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Asserts that spending increased from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to over $7 trillion, a 58% increase.

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