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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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Jan 20, 2015

I think the administration strategy is very clear. Rather than peace through strength, it is really peace through withdrawal, and we have seen that.

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Jan 20, 2015

I have been reasonably vocal in saying that this administration lost these negotiations really before they ever began by, first of all, acknowledging Iran's right to enrich uranium when I think U.N. resolutions are pretty clear that, no…

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Jan 20, 2015

That is why we are concerned about a stronger Iran with this deal.

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Jan 20, 2015

This strengthens their hand. And from that standpoint, I am highly concerned.

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Jan 20, 2015

The inevitable conclusion of this deal is just like North Korea eventually, Iran will have a nuclear weapon.

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Jan 20, 2015

If they want a purely peaceful program, there is no need for them to enrich uranium.

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Jan 20, 2015

The administration certainly did not offer any kind of support for a more robust review process.

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Jan 20, 2015

If you are so confident this is such a great deal, why would you not have been supportive of allowing the American people to be involved...

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Jan 20, 2015

Iran is the largest state sponsor of terror, and we rushed to the United Nations, had this deal approved...

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Jan 20, 2015

How can that be confidential, and why would that be classified?

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Jan 20, 2015

So they want a nuclear weapon. That is clear.

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Dec 31, 2014

Senator Ron Johnson said as recently as 2015, that it was a shame the Bush plan to destroy Social Security did not succeed.

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Dec 8, 2014

Does the President really believe that ISIS or the new name, Daesh, will be defeated in 3 years?

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Dec 8, 2014

This is not going to be a war or a conflict that ends quickly.

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Dec 8, 2014

Why would we limit ourselves to a 3-year time period then?

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Dec 8, 2014

We need to have a discussion about what defeat looks like.

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Dec 8, 2014

The American people are owed a 2014 commitment, not a 2001 commitment.

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Nov 19, 2014

I believe we can do a better job of addressing safety issues as they arise and holding automakers, their suppliers, and NHTSA accountable to their shared mission of ensuring safety on America's roadways.

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Nov 19, 2014

I believe we can do more to ensure that NHTSA is informed of potential defects as early as possible.

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Nov 19, 2014

I, along with Senator Nelson, will be introducing the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act.

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Nov 18, 2014

I believe in your testimony, you were talking about what the role of the military would be.

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Nov 18, 2014

Why would we want it to spread out of those three countries into any other country?

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Nov 18, 2014

I think the goal we should really have would be to keep Ebola out of the United States.

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