Ron Johnson

We are currently $20 trillion in debt.

Our accumulated deficits will exceed at least $100 trillion.

I always look at this as one of the root causes of our problems is we have separated the consumer of the product from the direct payment of the product.

We are going to be paying out $18 trillion more in benefits to Social Security than we bring in through the payroll tax.

I think there are a lot of other charts we need to look at if we are really going to get our arms around this issue.

We finally had to write some letters, threaten to make those things public before I got this information.

I think our focus as we move forward has to be on gross premiums.

Today only 11 cents of every health care dollar is paid for directly by the patient; 89 percent is either paid by government or insurance, the third-party payer.

The truth of the matter is we either spend money on CSRs to stabilize the market or we will spend money on the increased premiums the insurance companies will charge.

Doing away with the individual mandate... all we are saying is you get to choose that other people pay for your health care.

I want to congratulate you on your selection by the President and thank you for your willingness to serve this Nation.

This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order.

Senator Graham says after that call, he will vote yes on the so-called 'skinny repeal.'

There are a lot of folks that talked about the LGM program, which, of course, is this very restrictive limit on crop insurance

Fundamentally this is probably a question about the money, and I know that is an issue that you all struggle with mightily

I do think it is really important that, to your base question, we have a safety net that really works.

Words matter, and the ability to lose export markets, they are pretty fragile.

We are in a challenging environment right now with an administration that, while we agree with much of what he says, in terms of trade philosophy, I think most of us would disagree with some of the tactics.

One of the reasons it is difficult is because we are talking tens, hundreds of billions of dollars.

We do this work not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it is in the interest of the American people and promotes global stability.

I do not understand why Israel has not taken action.

I think we are getting to a place where we are going to have a very effective piece of legislation.

We would cut off, period, without any waiver.

I fully intend to vote for your confirmation. I think you are two quality candidates.

From my standpoint, the best way to deter wrongdoing or any kind of corruption is to let people realize we will hold them accountable.