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Ron Johnson: “Get the House to pass that continuing resolution that runs…”

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

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Senator Johnson Discusses the 'Fiscal Cliff'

Published | Video Starts at 05:13

In other words, the key to all this, you're right technically, sir, but the key to all this is politics, the Senate GOP hands. And so the politics is Get the House to pass that continuing resolution that runs the government for a year, extend the tax rates for a year. and put pressure on Senator Harry Reid, Senate, to say this is a reasonable proposal. We don't want a government shutdown showdown. All right. That's it for this evening's show. (05:13–05:20)

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Asserts a strategy to pass a continuing resolution and extend tax rates for a year.

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