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Ron Johnson: “79 senators, more than 30 Democrat senators voted for that…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Bloomberg's Market Matters

Published | Video Starts at 04:44

So I really wish Democrats would start working with Republicans. I hope they would repeal the medical device tax again. That is a very harmful thing. 79 senators, more than 30 Democrat senators voted for that [medical device tax] repeal. So I think there's some things we can attach so it gets enough votes in the House. We really want Republican votes to you know in the House to, to help pass some kind of continuing resolution. (04:44)

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Asserts that 79 senators, including over 30 Democrats, voted to repeal the medical device tax.

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