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Mike Johnson: “We brought about the greatest economy in the history of the…”

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

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Mike Johnson Discusses Republican Legislation, Medicaid Cuts, and Iran Strikes

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

… is we waited until the end of that first year of his term to get the Tax Cuts and Jobs act done. That thing was rocket fuel for US Economy. We brought about the greatest economy in the history of the world with our tax cuts and regulatory reform. The problem is we did it too late in the cycle. And so people didn't feel those positive effects before we got to the midterm. We lost the majority in that. (06:21–06:27)

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Asserts that previous tax cuts and regulatory reform led to the greatest economy in history.

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