Ron Johnson: “We want to extend the tax rates for a year.”

“We're not interested in playing chicken like Senator Patty Murray is apparently with tax rates. So we really want to do two things. We want to extend the tax rates for a year. and we also want to extend a continuing resolution, fund the government for six months. And as fiscal conservatives, you know, we voted against the Budget Control Act.” (01:44–01:47)

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