Ron Johnson said "I could not addict my customers to plastic by giving them a free sample. You can addict a child to drugs." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 12, 2016

I could not addict my customers to plastic by giving them a free sample. You can addict a child to drugs.

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Republican · Wisconsin

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Johnson highlights the ease of drug addiction compared to other products.

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