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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
If we would just return to a normal economy, which we had in 2007, when revenue generation was 18.5 percent of our economy, that would add an additional $435 billion per year.
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Lester Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson argues for returning to pre-recession economic conditions to boost revenue.

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