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Ron Johnson: “You cut the spending in the next couple of years, you cap it…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses Debt Ceiling, Budgeting, and Obamacare

Published | Video Starts at 07:15

… like to see the House pass a set of pieces of legislation that actually fixes the problem. And they're talking about a cut, a cap and a balanced strategy. So You cut the spending in the next couple of years, you cap it over a glide path that puts us on a glide path for balancing the budget over 10 or 15 years, and then you pass a balanced budget amendment. I think those things would be very popular with the American people. I hope the House passes that legislation, brings that over to the Senate so we can consider it. (07:15–07:28)

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Asserts a strategy to balance the budget involves spending cuts, caps, and a balanced budget amendment over 10-15 years.

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