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SD Republican Congressional Candidate Dusty Johnson on Tax Cuts

SD Republican Congressional Candidate Dusty Johnson on Tax Cuts

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A republican candidate for Congress in South Dakota is watching the tax cut debate in Washington, and hoping for improvements.
Republican Dusty Johnson says the one point five trillion dollar deficit projected from the cuts is a problem….

Johnson says the House has to do a better job of closing that deficit gap…..

Some House members have said the tax cuts could fuel economic growth of up to nine percent a year. Johnson says that is too optimistic…..

There are differences between House and Senate versions of tax cuts that have to be ironed out.

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