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Ron Johnson: “I blame our completely uncompetitive and broken tax system.”

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

Sen. Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published January 26, 2016 | Video Starts at 07:42

$150 million is what they're going to save. You know, if you're a responsible corporate manager, how can you not take that type of move? So I don't blame the corporations. I blame our completely uncompetitive and broken tax system. All right, thanks, Senator. Senator, thank you for coming. Anywhere there, Johnson. She's a hard guy to convince. (07:42–07:46)

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Asserts that the tax system is uncompetitive and broken.

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