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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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Feb 16, 2021

From my standpoint, Leader McConnell speaks for himself in this case, I don’t believe he speaks for the conference. I think it needs to be a little careful. You know, when I speak, I do actually try and take in mind how it might reflect on…

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Feb 15, 2021

The fact the matter is, this didn`t seem like an armed insurrection to me. If that wasn`t a plan arms direction, man, you`re really a bunch of idiots. I`m sitting back my office watching video of the armed insurrectionists staying within…

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Feb 14, 2021

The fact of the matter is, this didn't seem as an -- like an armed insurrection to me. I mean, armed -- when you think of, hear armed, don't you think of firearms?

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Feb 12, 2021

The president`s lawyers blew the House manager case out of the water. They legally eviscerated them.

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Feb 12, 2021

The president's lawyers blew the House manager case out of the water. They legally eviscerated them.

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Feb 8, 2021

I believe DACA was the catalyst that created what President Obama referred to in 2014, the first peak here, as a 'humanitarian crisis.'

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Feb 8, 2021

I would love to work with the administration to try and target this, and, again, I know it is not easy, but I think it is essential.

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Feb 8, 2021

This is going to be a growing crisis and another disaster based on, again, no deportations, we are not going to build the wall.

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Feb 8, 2021

So based on the fencing with concertina wire surrounding the Capitol right now, apparently somebody thinks fencing actually works, and I would agree with that.

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Feb 7, 2021

Democrats can`t have it both ways, an unconstitutional impeachment trial, and confirmation of the Biden administration`s national security team. They need to choose between being vindictive or staffing the administration to keep the nation…

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Jan 27, 2021

It will divide. It is like opening up a wound and throwing salt in it. That is not a healing process.

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Jan 18, 2021

The standard saying is politics ought to end at the water's edge. I hope that can be true.

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Jan 18, 2021

We are really in an unsustainable position in this country. We are so grossly divided, and particularly in areas of foreign policy.

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Dec 29, 2020

I'm not heartless. I want to help people. I voted to help people. I voted for the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, but I also am concerned about our children's future and the fact that we are mortgaging it.

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Dec 22, 2020

We saw Senator Ron Johnson talk about the deficit.

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Dec 16, 2020

A large percentage of the American public does not believe the November election results are legitimate.

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Dec 16, 2020

I'm soliciting information, OK. This is only part of the process.

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Dec 16, 2020

This hearing should not be controversial. Even though courts have handed down decisions and the Electoral College has awarded Joe Biden 306 electoral votes, a large percentage of the American public does not believe the November election…

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Dec 15, 2020

A large percentage of the American public does not believe the November election results are legitimate. This is not a sustainable state of affairs in our Democratic Republic.

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Dec 15, 2020

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson told 'The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel' today that he no longer contests the fact that Biden won the election but he's nevertheless going to chair the Senate hearing tomorrow on what he sees as…

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Dec 8, 2020

There's too much work to do.

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Dec 8, 2020

I want to make sure whoever takes the helm of the Department of Justice understand how on day one to execute a plan.

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Dec 8, 2020

It's certainly worse than flu, but is it that much worse? I think the root cause of our problem is just closed minds?

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Dec 8, 2020

If we want to look at the opportunity of the diversity for the future, we need someone to hold true the commitments that President-elect Biden has said he wanted to do in front of racial equality.

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Dec 2, 2020

I know Joe Biden beat Donald Trump fair and square, but he won't admit it publicly because it would be political suicide.

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