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On the recordMarch 12, 2024
So, you're proud of a 10-year budget that never reduces the deficit, never brings it down below basically $1.5 trillion. You're proud of that work?
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson criticizes the budget for failing to reduce the deficit.

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