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Ron Johnson: “We can't repeal the $4.2 trillion that he's added to the…”

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

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Senator Johnson Calls for Incentives for Job Creation and Economic Growth

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

Obamacare, the financial regulation bill, these things are huge drags on our economy. Probably won't be able to do that. The other thing that's very unfortunate, We can't repeal the $4.2 trillion that he's added to the nation's debt in just the last three years. But what we can do is we can take a stand on this debt ceiling vote. The only way that we are going to be able to get this economy growing again is we've got to restore confidence in the economy. (03:23–03:30)

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