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Ron Johnson: “We certainly don't have certainty in the legal environment…”

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

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Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC hearing on governing through goal setting

Published | Video Starts at 26:20

We want a clean environment, we want worker safety, we want product safety. But there's a concept called the law of diminishing returns. And I guess I would argue we probably passed the law diminishing returns. We certainly don't have certainty in the legal environment. We have so many laws, so many regulations, and those laws and regulations are enforced discretion of either prosecutors or district attorneys or regulators. Do you find you have a lot of certainty in business, Ms. Hogan? I have certainty if I hire a legal team on just about every issue that's pretty efficient for. (26:20–26:34)

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Asserts that there is a lack of certainty in the U.S. legal environment due to numerous laws and regulations.

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