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Ron Johnson: “We enact some piece of legislation with the best of…”

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

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Senator Johnson at HSGAC

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

I mean, is that something pretty important? Is that something the government can do that would be constructive as opposed to hampering your activities? Yes, it would. Because here's my concern is that We enact some piece of legislation with the best of intentions that actually makes it more difficult. Takes your eye off the ball of Actually solving the problem as opposed to complying with regulations that, I'm sorry, are written by people that aren't even close to as agile and as flexible and as knowledgeable as what your companies are. (07:11–07:18)

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Asserts that legislation can unintentionally complicate problem-solving.

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