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On the recordApril 23, 2013
We want an effective and efficient government, and the trick is--I come from the private sector, and we were talking about earlier that in the private sector, you have the fiscal discipline of going bankrupt, of making sure that you not only just balance your budget, but have a surplus.
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson contrasts government operations with private sector fiscal discipline.

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