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Mike Johnson: “The big priority is to ensure the American people don't…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Interview with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on 119th Congress Achievements

Published | Video Starts at 02:20

We're going to revive the economy again by bringing about American energy dominance once more. Of course, we'll have lots of regulatory reform and the cutting of the red tape, and not the least of which, The big priority is to ensure the American people don't experience the biggest tax increase in their lives at the end of this year. which is what would happen by default if we didn't accomplish this mission. Now, two Republicans voted against the legislation and they voted with Democrats because they felt that There weren't enough spending cuts in this legislation. (02:20–02:28)

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Asserts that preventing a significant tax increase is a major priority of the legislative agenda.

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