Ron Johnson said "One of the reasons we had budget surpluses in the late 1990s is government spending was only a little over 18 percent." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 16, 2013

One of the reasons we had budget surpluses in the late 1990s is government spending was only a little over 18 percent.

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Johnson attributes past budget surpluses to lower government spending levels.

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