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Ron Johnson: “We burden our businesses with [a] $1.75 trillion regulatory…”

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

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Senator Johnson Discusses the End of the President's Jobs Council

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

You don't, you don't continue with this $1.75 trillion regulatory burden on our economy. Granted, that's a number that's larger than all but eight economies in the world. That is what We burden our businesses with [a] $1.75 trillion regulatory burden each and every year. And President Obama has done nothing but increase the regulatory burden. Well, I do like the idea oftentimes that politicians reach out to people with a particular expertise to try problems. (01:21)

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