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Ron Johnson

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Ron Harold Johnson is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin, a position he has held since January 3, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Johnson has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, healthcare reform, and government accountability during his tenure in the Senate. He has been an outspoken advocate for reducing the federal deficit and has often emphasized the need for economic growth through private sector initiatives.

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Apr 28, 2015

We should do the same for American citizens, and we really should not be collecting their data in bulk.

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Apr 28, 2015

I would just really hope that the Department will work with this Committee, work with this office, and let us start taking that step-by-step approach.

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Apr 28, 2015

The reason we separated the judiciary from the police is a very important one.

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Apr 28, 2015

I want to work closely with you to get that information so we can take that first step that solving any problem is admitting we have it.

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Apr 28, 2015

I think you appropriately answered that is not going to happen within this Administration.

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Apr 28, 2015

As we are trying to grapple with a border that is not secure--and, by the way, that was our first hearing.

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Apr 21, 2015

Today's opportunity instills fresh hope that our voice and Senator Johnson comes back, but before DC, comes back for the invite, I truly appreciate that.

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Apr 21, 2015

The root cause of the fact that we do not have a secure border is America's insatiable demand for drugs

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Apr 21, 2015

The drug cartels, it is a business

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Apr 21, 2015

I think I have shown I am not afraid to go after this administration and my own party when it comes to investigating complicated issues of national public interest.

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Apr 21, 2015

But, unfortunately, I think it continues to incentivize more individuals coming here.

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Apr 21, 2015

The National Border Patrol Council's--our concern is border security. Always has been. Always will be.

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Apr 21, 2015

That is dictated by basic fairness. Context and balance matter.

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Apr 21, 2015

We need to honestly look at those incentives, and we need to ask ourselves, Is there anything we should do to change those laws, change those regulations that actually incentivized people to come here illegally as opposed to coming here in…

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Apr 21, 2015

My concern is that the selective release of information has created a public narrative that prejudices the outcome of the investigation.

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Apr 21, 2015

One would hope the priority of security on our border does not become just another price tag and/or political posturing, but, rather, legal and moral requirement to safeguard all of America, which so many heroic Americans have paid the…

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Apr 21, 2015

I would say by any measure still at crisis levels.

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Apr 21, 2015

This is a marathon, not a sprint, but together we can produce the results that you seek and New Englanders demand.

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Apr 21, 2015

Knowing this drug is the source of so much violence and misery is truly what keeps me up at night.

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Apr 21, 2015

U.S. policy creates direct incentives and disincentives for illegal immigration.

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Apr 21, 2015

If you take a look at what is causing our unsecured border, I would say the root cause is our insatiable demand for drugs.

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Apr 21, 2015

We have to really take a look at our laws and take a look at those incentives for illegal immigration.

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Apr 21, 2015

We cannot tolerate an uncontrolled border, an unsecured border, and an immigration process that is out of control that is all based on illegal immigration.

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