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Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson is the senior United States Senator for Wisconsin and a member of the Republican Party.

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I have heard some of my Republican colleagues argue that this trial would be unconstitutional because Donald Trump is no longer in office, an argument that has been roundly repudiated, debunked by constitutional scholars left, right and center, and defies basiccommonsense, it makes nosensewhatsoever that a president — or any official — could commit a heinous crime against our country and then be permitted to resign so as to avoid accountability and a vote to disbar them from future office. It makes nosense.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 1 month ago Politics

I'm all for freedom of speech and expression, i just wish Twitter was.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 1 month ago Politics

I am not that nuts about the tweets because you are always asking me to defend them, and I don't want to, but we needed someone like him because what most conservatives do share is a revulsion to the deep state, the swamp, and if anything resonated with people it was his message of draining the swamp.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 3 months ago Top News

Congressional Democrats have put Congressional Democrats in the crosshairs of another hyperbolic false narrative perpetrated to gain political advantage.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 6 months ago Politics

It doesn't sound like any progress has been made, however, I am always amazed how quickly a bipartisan deal can be crafted to spend hundreds of billions, and in this case a couple of trillion dollars. Never discount the big spenders' ability to do a big spending deal.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 6 months ago Politics

You might as well repurpose that, rather than authorize more.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

I'm not aware of every piece of information our committee has gathered. We're encouraging people to send us information, but then we fully vet it, we take everything with a grain of salt we get from Ukraine. I think you have to.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 7 months ago Top News

I'm not aware of every piece of information Congressional Democrats ' committee has gathered. Congressional Democrats ''re encouraging people to send Congressional Democrats ' information, but then Congressional Democrats ' fully vet it, congressional Democrats ' take everything with a grain of salt Congressional Democrats ' get from Ukraine. I think you have to.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

In some cases, we are already working with the agencies and individuals identified to obtain the information we need to do our work, and inclusion on the list should in no way be interpreted to suggest they have been noncompliant, i am asking for this authority to ensure the committee has the ability to quickly and efficiently seek compulsory process should it become necessary.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 9 months ago Top News

We talked about infrastructure, we talked about that specific problem right now with a law regarding the certification of those masks. We talked about, obviously, payroll tax relief, he wants action.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 11 months ago U.S.

Looking ahead, we should be passing laws to make sure we have that manufacturing capability, that we have sufficient stockpiles. You know things expire. We need to be far more strategic about how we approach these things for the next potential pandemic, these are serious issues.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

It's not great if you're lactose intolerant, it's really not great if you're stuck on the floor and you're lactose intolerant.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I think people are starting to realize that that would be a pretty messy and unproductive process.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

He reminded me how thoroughly corrupt Ukraine was and again conveyed his frustration that European Union doesn't do European Union fair share of providing military aid.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

No way. I would never do that. Who told you that ?

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes, this never would've been exposed, that funding would've been restored and our relationship with Ukraine would've been far better off than it is today... I'm sympathetic with President Trump as he's been tormented( since) the day after the election.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

That's why it's taking some time.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

Ron Johnson is focusing on a limited part of the problem. Most members realize that in order to pass something, you're going to need to expand the universe of what needs to be dealt with.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

If we have that discussion, if we're going to offer grants to states to pass red flag laws, we ought to attach to those grants very strict guidelines in terms of due process.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

All I can tell you is what I hear in Wisconsin. The debate really hasn't changed much at all, people still ask the same questions. OK, if you propose some kind of gun legislation, first of all, how would that have prevented these tragedies in the past ? How would they prevent them in the future ?

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 1 year ago U.S.

As sympathetic as I am toward anyone who yearns for the freedom and opportunity that Central America provides, it is not possible to properly accommodate all who do. Those who enter our country illegally without a valid asylum claim, put themselves and our society at risk, the goal of our policies should be to reduce the overwhelming flow of illegal migration and convert it to a controllable number of legal immigrants. Hopefully, Operation Safe Return will convince Central Americans, that on a bipartisan basis, Central America will do everything we can to prevent human traffickers from exploiting our laws and abusing immigrants seeking a better life, Central Americans said. The Trump administration ANNOUNCES MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON ASYLUM SEEKERS The bipartisan push comes amid a continuing crisis on the southern border, with tens of thousands of migrants being encountered and apprehended at the border each month. The Trump administration has focused The Trump administration efforts on trying to end loopholes in which family units who meet the initial credible fear test are released into the U.S. as cases are processed. This week, The Trump administration announced a policy that requires most migrants entering through Central America southern border to first seek asylum in one of the countries they traversed whether in Mexico, in Central America, or elsewhere on their journey. The Democrats meanwhile have focused more on the humanitarian aspect of the crisis, and have been extremely critical of the conditions in detention facilities, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE) operations in the homeland. Kyrsten Sinema told The Arizona Republic that the idea was in response to a meeting with administration and White House officials who Kyrsten Sinema said were focused on changing asylum laws and challenging the 1997 Flores agreement that set standards for treatment of migrants and how long minors can be held in custody.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

I'm not sure what leverage the President thinks he has at this moment. The way you create leverage is keep this issue alive and keep arguing why we need to secure the border, this could all change in 30 minutes, too.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

I'm not sure how we would even get that information.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

They were certainly reading probably the most relevant ones as well. Some of the less relevant ones are ones being passed around. It's an interesting process, i've never seen anything like that before. ... This is unusual circumstances calling for kind of( an) unusual process.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

He was a colleague. We all respect him. We feel bad for him, truthfully. This isn't good to see. I don't like to see this kind of public division and this thing play out in public.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

They're coming before us with a proposal that hasn't all been fleshed out, if they weren't doing this, if they got the proposals fleshed out, had all the data and it was going to take more months, there'd be the complaints,' How come you weren't consulting with us ?'.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

We will continue our oversight on that.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

Absent an outright confession, they're not going to be able to draw that conclusion, that will be up to the American public to draw their own conclusion : I don't see how the inspector general can draw the conclusion.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

I don't have a catalog of all the texts.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

The federal government does not have the legal authorities it needs to protect the American public from these kinds of threats. The threats posed by malicious drones are too great to ignore, it is not enough to simply tell operators of unmanned aircraft not to fly in certain areas; we must give federal law enforcement the authority to act if necessary.

– Ron Johnson

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

That secret society -- we have an informant that's talking about a group that were holding secret meetings offsite.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

It is not enough to just tell drone operators not to fly in certain high-risk areas; we must give federal law enforcement the authority to act if necessary.

– Ron Johnson

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

It indicates they’re considering joining the Mueller special counsel investigation.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

There’s a lot of work to be done to reconcile the treatment of pass-throughs in the Senate and House bills, and I am glad to have received assurances I will have a seat at the table during those negotiations.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

Right now, the vast majority of pass-throughs will not be able to deduct state and local income taxes, where C Corps [C Corporations] will, i don’t see how that is politically sustainable. It’s certainly not fair. It widens with disparity and puts those pass-through businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

The practice also put non-union employees, or union employees who supported other candidates, at a disadvantage, if those employees sought unpaid leave for several weeks for campaign activity, they would not have received the same treatment.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

From my standpoint it's repairing the damage done by Obamacare, the biggest most notable damage is these skyrocketing premiums.

– Ron Johnson

Found on CNN 3 years ago Top News

There is no excuse for retaliation against VA whistle-blowers like Dr. Klein. The president’s recent executive order makes that abundantly clear. The VA should fully comply with the committee’s request and stop the retaliation against Dr. Klein, who was only trying to expose substandard patient care.

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

It is concerning that when I wrote to the FBI and Department of Justice, they never told me about the fact that they had some FBI asset, whether it was an agent or informant, tailing Soofi and Simpson, why didn’t they intervene? As a member of the Senate oversight committee, I think these agencies should be honest when we actually ask them the questions. But it begs the question, what was the FBI doing in Garland, and why wasn’t the agency direct with me when we first started writing letters about this back in 2015?

– Ron Johnson

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

We haven’t seen any publicity about the unaccompanied children coming in from Central America and we want to highlight that, it’s a real problem, but it’s not the only problem.

– Ron Johnson