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Ron Johnson: “We have abundant and relatively cheap energy.”

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 05:48

Manufacturers want to be close to their customers. It makes all the sense in the world. It's an enormous competitive advantage in a global economy. We're the world's biggest customer. Also, We have abundant and relatively cheap energy. If you're going to manufacture something, you need power and cheap power is a whole lot better than expensive power. So let's not artificially drive the cost of power up. (05:48–05:52)

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Asserts that the United States has abundant and relatively cheap energy resources.

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