Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., blasted Congress’ chronic budget dysfunction Thursday, calling the appropriations process “broken” and urging lawmakers to end government shutdowns once and for all.
Since he joined the Senate in 2011, lawmakers should have passed 180 appropriations bills on time.
“You know how many we’ve actually passed on time? Six,” Johnson told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “That’s a 3.3% success rate — or a 96.7% failure rate.”
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