Sen. Ron Johnson

156 witnesses, you know, first responders saying they heard explosions before the buildings came down. There was never a steel building that ever collapsed because of a fire.

156 witnesses, you know, first responders saying they heard explosions before the buildings came down. There was never a steel building that ever collapsed because of a fire.

156 witnesses, you know, first responders saying they heard explosions before the buildings came down. There was never a steel building that ever collapsed because of a fire.

To date worldwide, there's over 38,000 deaths associated with COVID vaccine. 24% of those to date either occur on the date of vaccination or within one or two days. We're right now burning about a half a trillion dollars a quarter just to get us by into next year. That should shock everybody. That's my whole purpose here. We haven't talked about the numbers.

To date worldwide, there's over 38,000 deaths associated with COVID vaccine. 24% of those to date either occur on the date of vaccination or within one or two days. We're right now burning about a half a trillion dollars a quarter just to get us by into next year. That should shock everybody. That's my whole purpose here. We haven't talked about the numbers.

To date worldwide, there's over 38,000 deaths associated with COVID vaccine. 24% of those to date either occur on the date of vaccination or within one or two days. We're right now burning about a half a trillion dollars a quarter just to get us by into next year. That should shock everybody. That's my whole purpose here. We haven't talked about the numbers.

We haven't put this in context of the big mess we're in, the deep hole we've dug ourselves. And I'm just going to force that debate.

We haven't put this in context of the big mess we're in, the deep hole we've dug ourselves. And I'm just going to force that debate.

We haven't put this in context of the big mess we're in, the deep hole we've dug ourselves. And I'm just going to force that debate.

So you want me to throw my colleagues under the bus?

So you want me to throw my colleagues under the bus?

So you want me to throw my colleagues under the bus?

Of the dollars they appropriate, they know that. But that's only 25% of the budget. The story I told you at breakfast is a couple of years ago. This was after the COVID spending spree, but we continued on that spending spree. We were in the midst of an omnibus spending debate. And this is where McConnell was doing a deal with Schumer on a massive omnibus spending bill.

Of the dollars they appropriate, they know that. But that's only 25% of the budget. The story I told you at breakfast is a couple of years ago. This was after the COVID spending spree, but we continued on that spending spree. We were in the midst of an omnibus spending debate. And this is where McConnell was doing a deal with Schumer on a massive omnibus spending bill.

Of the dollars they appropriate, they know that. But that's only 25% of the budget. The story I told you at breakfast is a couple of years ago. This was after the COVID spending spree, but we continued on that spending spree. We were in the midst of an omnibus spending debate. And this is where McConnell was doing a deal with Schumer on a massive omnibus spending bill.

And we were going to violate, for the first time, our conference's position on earmarks. You know, our conference's position is we do not accept earmarks. All of a sudden, the Republican Senate is going to be accepting earmarks. So... I got up in front of the group. I'm generally the skunk in the room or the kid who says the emperor has no clothes.

And we were going to violate, for the first time, our conference's position on earmarks. You know, our conference's position is we do not accept earmarks. All of a sudden, the Republican Senate is going to be accepting earmarks. So... I got up in front of the group. I'm generally the skunk in the room or the kid who says the emperor has no clothes.

And we were going to violate, for the first time, our conference's position on earmarks. You know, our conference's position is we do not accept earmarks. All of a sudden, the Republican Senate is going to be accepting earmarks. So... I got up in front of the group. I'm generally the skunk in the room or the kid who says the emperor has no clothes.

I just asked my colleagues, hey, anybody know how much we spent last year in total? Dead silence. I went out to the Washington press corps. By which you meant what we spent last year. In total, the federal government, what the federal government spent in total. Just the bottom line number. If anybody knew, they didn't volunteer.

I just asked my colleagues, hey, anybody know how much we spent last year in total? Dead silence. I went out to the Washington press corps. By which you meant what we spent last year. In total, the federal government, what the federal government spent in total. Just the bottom line number. If anybody knew, they didn't volunteer.