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Ron Johnson: “America is facing enormous challenges. Our national debt exceeds $20 trillion, and there is no serious effort being…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2017
America is facing enormous challenges. Our national debt exceeds $20 trillion, and there is no serious effort being made--by either party--to significantly reduce the 30-year projected deficits that are currently expected to exceed $100 trillion.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson highlights the national debt and lack of bipartisan efforts to address it.

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