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On the recordMay 24, 2011
So again, I am concerned that we are trying to fear-monger here, we are trying to scare the American public, and if we plan for this, it would not be pleasant, but it would not have to be a crisis if we plan.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson expresses concern about fear-mongering regarding the debt ceiling.

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