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Ron Johnson: “One of the things I'm talking about all the time is the…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson's Wisconsin Town Hall: Addressing Federal Spending, Medicaid, and Immigration Concerns

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Dug my heels in and would not go for that bill until the rest of American businesses also got a pretty substantial tax increase so they can stay competitive, the big guys. One of the things I'm talking about all the time is the capture of federal agencies by the very businesses they're set up to regulate. Again, don't blame the businesses trying to survive government regulation, but particularly the big ones. But they have insurance for this. Pardon. And they have insurance for this. (28:46–28:56)

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