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Ron Johnson: “President Obama is going to try and punish success by…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNBC's Kudlow Report

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

State of the Union well, hello, Larry. I sure wish he would talk about growing the economy, unleashing this American juggernaut that is just right there ready to … President Obama is going to try and punish success by increasing taxes. … you know, streamlining regulations that those are the types of proposals he needs to make to get our economy moving again. That's what creates a lot of revenue, the federal government. (00:45–00:51)

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Asserts that President Obama plans to increase taxes, which Ron Johnson believes punishes success.

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