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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 27, 2015

And, then, when the Trust Funds run out of the retirement benefits, right now, somewhere around 2033, what is the projection in terms of reduction--by law, the reduction in benefits when we run out of that Trust Fund?

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Jan 27, 2015

We want to save Social Security and Medicare. That is our goal. We want to save it and make it sustainable for future generations.

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Jan 27, 2015

Medicare will pay out $35 trillion more in benefits than it takes in the payroll tax over the next 30 years.

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Jan 27, 2015

We have to borrow the money from China to go to Taiwan and defend Taiwan against China.

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Jan 27, 2015

I appreciate the fact that you were very honest in your assessment of the value of that Trust Fund.

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Jan 27, 2015

I actually agree, we have a revenue problem and a spending problem.

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Jan 27, 2015

This is a national security issue.

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Jan 27, 2015

Do not trust a Federal trust fund. There are not dollars stashed away anywhere.

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Jan 27, 2015

the Trust Fund has no value to the Federal Government, dollar value, correct?

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Jan 20, 2015

So they want a nuclear weapon. That is clear.

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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

Title II classification will undoubtedly result in increased costs for broadband providers and end-users.

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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

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

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

My interpretation of the testimony is that this is making the situation in the Middle East worse.

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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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