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Mike Johnson: “Full expensing for research and development, new factories…”

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Republican Press Conference on Tax Day

Published April 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:16

Steve has 27 employees at his company and he represents millions of Americans who are leading our nation's industrial comeback because of our pro growth policies thanks to Full expensing for research and development, new factories and new capital investment here on U.S. soil. And that is a big thing that's been delivered for the people. Now these Americans are facing the working families tax cuts. They're the faces of it. (04:16–04:23)

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Asserts that there is full expensing for R&D, new factories, and capital investment in the U.S.

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