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Ron Johnson: “The Federal Permitting Improvement act...got that passed.”

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

The Star Interview: Ron Johnson 10-17-2016 (2 of 2)

Published October 19, 2016 | Video Starts at 09:55

As soon as I got there, everybody was saying gotta do something about CyberSecurity. Well, for four years under Harry Reid we couldn't do anything. When Republicans got majority, we moved a piece of legislation. Mary, … The Federal Permitting Improvement act...got that passed. … to reduce the time it takes to permit and get construction started in some of these large federal government programs. And then Border Jobs for Veterans act, kind of kill two birds with one stone. (09:55)

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