Ron Johnson

The administration has been focusing on a broad energy policy to address high-energy costs which includes expanded domestic oil and gas production, alternative fuels, and energy efficiency.

Given major scientific discoveries recently announced in the field of high-energy physics, it is more important than ever that the U.S. invest in a domestic underground research facility in which we can provide global leadership in science…

From my standpoint, I am new here, never been involved in politics.

Why don't you propose that?

How about if we put everything on budget?

We have made it easier for government to grow, particularly in 1975 when we lowered that filibuster threshold to only three-fifths.

The root cause of what is ailing this Nation, the root cause of what is bankrupting this Nation, is the size, the scope, all the rules, all the regulations.

By and large, government was something to fear because they understood that as government grew, our freedoms receded.

Our problem is Congress has done way too much with very little thought on how we are going to pay for it.

I think the American people want results, but also what they want is some fiscal discipline here.

Absolutely. Look at the name of it, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is not going to protect patients. If we are going to lower the quality of care, if it is going to result in rationing, if it limits innovation, how does…

Sure. Because they know their cost is going to be $2,000 per employee. The Senator was telling me a story earlier about some employers in Alabama that because it is a low-margin business, they simply can't afford to offer health care. The…

And if you don't drop coverage, you are denying the people who work with you the chance of taking advantage of a $10,000 subsidy. We have created an incentive in this health care law for employers to drop coverage and a high-level subsidy…

It is essential that we pull back, and it is essential that we put the brakes on this. I guess we can all keep our fingers crossed and hope the Supreme Court rules the individual mandate unconstitutional, and there is no severability…

And, unfortunately, we are not even owning up to the current deficit projections. We are not seriously addressing that. So nobody really wants to take a look at the danger inherent in this. Of course, the administration doesn't want to…

Well, I worked with former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin in trying to look at the numbers that are presented, and we don't have enough. We don't have enough information, which is why I am grateful for the fact that Director Elmendorf…

Had I made that guarantee to my shareholders and management--and that is basically what the President did; he made that guarantee to the shareholders of America--I would not want to face the appropriations committee meeting, where I would…

Is the Department willing to withdraw the rule to conduct a more comprehensive analysis of the impact on State Medicaid and budgets?

The Department didn't consult with a single Medicaid director when developing the rule.

Will the Department follow SBA's recommendation to conduct a more thorough economic analysis before moving forward with this proposed rule?

The majority of the in-home companionship services are provided by small businesses, and are paid for through the private market.

The rule would mean that seniors in America would have less care, because it would be more expensive.

Madam Secretary, if 50 percent of employees lose their coverage, that will cost us $500 billion a year, not $95 billion.

The cost of this healthcare law is so uncertain. Do you not think we maybe ought to put the brakes on it?

It is also true that President Obama very famously said, 'If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period.'