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Ron Johnson: “Had I made that guarantee to my shareholders and management--and that is basically what the President did; he made that…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2012
Had I made that guarantee to my shareholders and management--and that is basically what the President did; he made that guarantee to the shareholders of America--I would not want to face the appropriations committee meeting, where I would have to explain that away. Secretary Sebelius was in a very unenviable position to have to explain how the President promised a $2,500 reduction and there was an increase.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin
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Mar 12, 2012

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