Ron Johnson

It seems to me that the overall question we ought to be asking is with limited resources, and we have limited resources, what's the best way to spend them?

Don't expect the federal government to come in and you know, bail you out.

If it's going to be spent to mitigate climate change, I would argue it's probably going to be misspent because I don't think there's anything we can really do to hold back the tides.

So that is a huge vulnerability, I guess what I'm arguing with limited resources, I would much rather see us spend $60 to $90 billion to purchase those now, put those in place offline in case you have one of those high catastrophic events…

If it's going to be spent to mitigate climate change, I would argue it's probably going to be misspent because I don't think there's anything we can really do to hold back the tides.

It seems to me that the overall question we ought to be asking is with limited resources, and we have limited resources, what's the best way to spend them?

Don't expect the federal government to come in and you know, bail you out.

This is no longer a republican issue, and I'm almost surprised in many ways that republicans pitch permitting reform, as it should be coming from the other side.

This is an apolitical science based issue, and we are using the process as a rhetorical tool to stop the projects that you don't like.

I would much rather see us spend $60 to $90 billion to purchase those now, put those in place offline in case you have one of those high catastrophic events.

It seems to me that the overall question we ought to be asking is with limited resources, and we have limited resources, what's the best way to spend them?

Don't expect the federal government to come in and you know, bail you out.

If it's going to be spent to mitigate climate change, I would argue it's probably going to be misspent because I don't think there's anything we can really do to hold back the tides.

I want to save Social Security. I think everybody here in this hearing room wants to save Social Security.

The top 1 percent pays 40 percent of all income taxes. Okay. I dont know at what point in time is a fair share.

What's frustrating to me is that there's just so much basic fundamental information we need to convey to the American public.

Doing nothing means cuts for everyone. Congress and the President consequently need to act.

Social Security is part of the social fabric of America, and every Republican agrees with that as well.

Unfortunately, President Biden has refused to provide any leadership on this issue.

I want to save Social Security. I think everybody here in this hearing room wants to save Social Security.

The top 1 percent pays 40 percent of all income taxes. Okay. I dont know at what point in time is a fair share.

So now we start dipping into the trust fund.

We're going to exhaust this accounting convention, then this thing is going to be empty in 2023.

What's frustrating to me is that there's just so much basic fundamental information we need to convey to the American public.

The only way to reach a deal on Social Security is to follow the Reagan-O'Neill model.