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John James: “We have some of the highest taxes, highest unemployment…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Published | Video Starts at 16:12

We're 43 out of 50 in economic environment, we're 45th out of 50 in education and we're 46th overall. There are 45 states that have the same president that we do and they're doing better than we are. We have some of the highest taxes, highest unemployment, worst business and worst reading outcomes for our entire Midwest region. And a lot of that is because it's a terrible business environment in the state of Michigan and there's no accountability in our education environment. (16:12–16:21)

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Asserts that Michigan has high taxes, unemployment, and poor business and reading outcomes in the Midwest.

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