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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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Jun 21, 2021

There’s certainly poverty here, but this district is not made of many disadvantaged individuals. This is an elite group of people here. They have a vested interest in the power of the federal government.

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Jun 21, 2021

Do you know how many people were arrested for the summer riots?

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Jun 20, 2021

It really is unconscionable, the things that he's been doing.

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Jun 20, 2021

By the way, they always talk about thousands of armed insurrectionists. I asked the FBI witness, not one, not one gun was recovered either in the Capitol or on the Capitol grounds, according that FBI witness. So that is just one of the…

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Jun 20, 2021

He's more worried about how he looks to his base here, in Wisconsin, than how - than telling the truth--

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Jun 20, 2021

I believe in term limits. I'm not going to run more than two times.

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Jun 20, 2021

It's terrible. And when you look at - look at vaccines, look at that he's a United States Senator.

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Jun 20, 2021

I support celebrating the emancipation of the slaves. I just didn’t really understand why the only way to do that is to give two million federal health care workers, cost $600 million a year, a day off.

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Jun 16, 2021

The president has to take these people seriously. They have to be held accountable because they are not going to stop until they take over the country or die trying.

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Jun 16, 2021

I remember four years ago saying, at this time slot, the four years ago, saying after Charlottesville that Donald Trump is a terrorist sympathizer. The way that he talked about what happened in Charlottesville, the guy is a terrorist…

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Jun 16, 2021

I think it is extremely important to create an accurate historical record of exactly what happened so the false narrative of thousands of armed insurrectionists doesn’t last.

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Jun 13, 2021

We've seen plenty of video of people in the Capitol. And they weren't rioting. They don't -- it doesn't look like an armed insurrection when you have people that breached the Capitol, and I don't condone it, but they're staying within the…

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Jun 7, 2021

Now you are engaged in further discussions with Iran. I have my doubts that you will end up with a better agreement.

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Jun 7, 2021

I have to admit I am shocked that now the fact that yesterday and today you are conceding the fact that it is going to get built.

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Jun 7, 2021

From my standpoint, that amendment should have passed 100 to zero.

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Jun 7, 2021

I was part of the effort led by Senator Cruz and Senator Shaheen to impose sanctions to stop the building of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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Jun 6, 2021

I knew those were people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break a law.

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Jun 3, 2021

The portrayal of January 6 has been highly biased. I don`t think it`s been particularly accurate.

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Jun 3, 2021

I think our hyper partisan politics is driving all of this.

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May 19, 2021

By and large, it was all -- it was peaceful protests.

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May 19, 2021

The fact of the matter is even calling it an insurrection, it wasn’t. You know, I condemn the breach, I condemn the violence. But to say there were thousands of armed insurrectionists breaching the Capitol, intent on overthrowing the…

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May 17, 2021

Isn't that a threat? Isn't that an enormous threat?

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