Mike Johnson: “But the challenge we have is that to do that costs about…”

“We want to, for example, extend the Trump era tax cuts we have to mark because you and I know if we don't, we'll have the largest tax increase in U.S. history at the end of this year when all those tax cuts expire. But the challenge we have is that to do that costs about $4.5 trillion. So our deficit hawks and the people who are concerned about the nation's debt, as I am, I'm one of those, we want to make sure that we can do that responsibly and make sure that we bring about a pro growth economy.” (02:11–02:16)

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