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Ron Johnson: “Under Obama they said the new norm was less than 2% growth…”

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

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Here & Now with Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 05:47

We enacted a more competitive tax system that brought a great deal of optimism and certainty and animal spirits into our economy, which is why we got out of the economic doldrums where Under Obama they said the new norm was less than 2% growth and we've achieved more than 3% growth. But the whole trade wars have produced a certain level of uncertainty. What's amazing to me though, Frederica, is I talk to business interests and farmers in Wisconsin. (05:47–05:53)

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Asserts that economic growth exceeded 3% compared to less than 2% under Obama.

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