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Ron Johnson: “We should set it based on current policy. And that if we set…”

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

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Full interview with Sen. Ron Johnson | Playbook The First 100 Days: Tax Reform

Published | Video Starts at 24:38

So what we should be doing then, and when we pass a budget in budget committee and the Budget committee rules this, you know, we did determine how we set the budget, We should set it based on current policy. And that if we set on current policy, we can have Senate Finance pass the extension of the, the Tax Cut and Jobs act and there's no score. Right. I mean you don't have to pay for the 4 trillion, let's just extend. So there you go. Bingo. You think that's the way it should be? (24:38–24:50)

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Asserts that setting the budget based on current policy would allow the extension of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act without a score.

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