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Ron Johnson: “We have to have a competitive tax code, and we all want a…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson interview on NBC26 Today

Published | Video Starts at 03:50

$14,800 per year per family. That's a massive cost, I guess. I ask the listeners, would you rather have that $14,800 feeding big government or in your paycheck, providing for your family? We have to have a competitive tax code, and we all want a clean environment, but we also need to keep energy prices low so we can compete globally. So, again, I've got that manufacturing background. I've grown a business, know how to grow an economy, and that's the number one component of the solution. (03:50–03:58)

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Asserts the need for a competitive tax code and low energy prices to compete globally.

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