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Ron Johnson: “President Obama got elected saying that electricity rates…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 05:32

We haven't told the American people what we're for. And it's actually pretty simple. I mean, again, Jack has the main elements keep energy prices low. You know, President Obama got elected saying that electricity rates are going to necessarily skyrocket because his policies. We need to point that out. That's crazy. If you want to manufacture things, you need power. Cheap power is better than expensive power. (05:32–05:38)

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Asserts that President Obama stated electricity rates would skyrocket due to his policies.

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