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Ron Johnson: “This administration has issued close to 400 compliance costs…”

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

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The Star interview: Ron Johnson 10-17-2016 (1 of 2)

Published | Video Starts at 06:16

By the way, this has been a bipartisan problem. I mean the growth of the government regulatory state has just increased. Republican Democratic administration just four regulations and This administration has issued close to 400 compliance costs more than $100 million a year. 400. This is four is costing his business the equivalent of $12,000 per year per employee. Now that's money that's not available to that business to increase wages and benefits. (06:16–06:22)

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Asserts that the current administration has issued nearly 400 regulations costing over $100 million annually.

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