Ron Johnson

Not a tremendous amount.

Which begs the question: why can we not do this after 10 years in the Federal Government? Unbelievable.

In today's information technology age, I do not understand what is so hard about keeping track of this.

I hope we can use today's hearing to identify some common-sense improvements to the security of visas.

We need to know if this program is adding real security and, if so, how to expand its reach.

How effectively are Federal agencies managing their responsibilities and working together?

Are we doing all that we can to screen and vet visa applicants before they enter the country?

So President Obama's repeated assurance that if you like your doctor, you can keep that doctor, period, was incorrect, wasn't it?

You think that is what the majority of Americans heard when they listened to President Obama and supporters of the bill promise that if you pass this wonderful bill, the average cost for insurance per family is going to decline by $2,500?

What this underscores is literally what a spectacular failure this ideological effort was.

Now the American taxpayers are going to be on the hook for about $2.5 billion.

Do you think that is the way the American people heard that?

Coming from the private sector, had you made those kind of assurances to your policyholders, do you think your company would still be in business?

Did you ever for a minute believe that claim?

In the private sector, did you ever believe for a moment President Obama's insurance--that under Obamacare the cost of family health care would decline by $2,500 per year?

I was at a Senate Foreign Relations business meeting, which had some important resolutions we had to be passing.

DACA was a pretty tremendous pull factor.

Those countries are beautiful countries, but as long as we have this insatiable demand for drugs, the farmers in Central America will make 50 times what they can make on normal crops by selling poppies.

Let us face it. This is the United States of America. I do not know how many people from around the world want to come here, but there are literally hundreds of millions--if not billions--of people who would like to be in America, but we…

The President of Honduras asked us, 'please, fix the ambiguity in your laws that are encouraging our citizens to leave our country.'

I mean, we can massage the numbers a little bit, but it is pretty darn close.

If you come here illegally, and if you do not have a valid claim for asylum and you have been ordered to be deported by an Immigration Court, we will send you back--and I have been very public about that.

I cannot imagine this is a real thank-filled position.

I have serious concerns with this IMO amendment.

Now, between TSA and CBP, I have about 2,500 canine units.