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Ron Johnson: “Well, one of the reasons I go to dollar deficits is it is something I think people can understand a little better.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Well, one of the reasons I go to dollar deficits is it is something I think people can understand a little better.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Johnson prefers discussing dollar amounts of deficits for better public understanding.

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