Lester Johnson said "I appreciate the numbers that you were throwing out, $27.5 billion saved estimated over the next 10 years, but that is $2.7 billion divided by more than $700 billion. That is 0.35 percent. It is better than nothing, but it is not much better than nothing." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 23, 2013

I appreciate the numbers that you were throwing out, $27.5 billion saved estimated over the next 10 years, but that is $2.7 billion divided by more than $700 billion. That is 0.35 percent. It is better than nothing, but it is not much better than nothing.

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Lester Johnson

Republican · Wisconsin

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Editor's note · Context

Senator Johnson critiques the savings estimate as minimal compared to overall spending.

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