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Ron Johnson: “Wisconsin's $1.8 billion [deficit]. We're talking about $1.5…”

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

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Ron Johnson: No New Tax Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

You know, not, not necessarily what's popular, but what's necessary. You know, what I always try and do is like, try and compare it to what's happening in, in Washington here. Wisconsin's $1.8 billion [deficit]. We're talking about $1.5 trillion a year deficit [in the U.S.]. It's almost a thousand times worse than. And again, we don't see leadership out of this president. He's not stepping up the plate and offering real solutions. (04:34–04:41)

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Compares Wisconsin's budget deficit to the U.S. federal deficit, stating the latter is $1.5 trillion annually.

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