Sen. Ron Johnson

And, you know, we were talking earlier when I first entered this political realm, going to dairy breakfast, the first issue I heard in Wisconsin was, you know, we don't have enough workers. Now, I come from a manufacturing background where for 20 or so years, you couldn't find enough people to work in a manufacturing plant. Yeah. Which is why I always kind of scratch my head.

And, you know, we were talking earlier when I first entered this political realm, going to dairy breakfast, the first issue I heard in Wisconsin was, you know, we don't have enough workers. Now, I come from a manufacturing background where for 20 or so years, you couldn't find enough people to work in a manufacturing plant. Yeah. Which is why I always kind of scratch my head.

Listen, there are certainly products that we have offshored that we need to reshore. You know, things that are strategic that impact our national security. But right now, I think our biggest problem is we don't have enough workers. If you bring all this manufacturing back to America, who's going to work the factories? And we certainly shouldn't be bringing back high labor content product.

Listen, there are certainly products that we have offshored that we need to reshore. You know, things that are strategic that impact our national security. But right now, I think our biggest problem is we don't have enough workers. If you bring all this manufacturing back to America, who's going to work the factories? And we certainly shouldn't be bringing back high labor content product.

Listen, there are certainly products that we have offshored that we need to reshore. You know, things that are strategic that impact our national security. But right now, I think our biggest problem is we don't have enough workers. If you bring all this manufacturing back to America, who's going to work the factories? And we certainly shouldn't be bringing back high labor content product.

I think you need to diversify your supply base. You can't be so dependent on an adversary like China. Spread it around. You know, that would reduce your risk.

I think you need to diversify your supply base. You can't be so dependent on an adversary like China. Spread it around. You know, that would reduce your risk.

I think you need to diversify your supply base. You can't be so dependent on an adversary like China. Spread it around. You know, that would reduce your risk.

Well, they just ignore it. Again, one of the reasons I'm digging my heels in as the one big beautiful bill comes over the Senate is we haven't had the discussion or the debate. The only number you heard about in the whole House debate here was $1.5 trillion, which sounds like a lot, right? I mean, $1.5 trillion in spending reduction.

Well, they just ignore it. Again, one of the reasons I'm digging my heels in as the one big beautiful bill comes over the Senate is we haven't had the discussion or the debate. The only number you heard about in the whole House debate here was $1.5 trillion, which sounds like a lot, right? I mean, $1.5 trillion in spending reduction.

Well, they just ignore it. Again, one of the reasons I'm digging my heels in as the one big beautiful bill comes over the Senate is we haven't had the discussion or the debate. The only number you heard about in the whole House debate here was $1.5 trillion, which sounds like a lot, right? I mean, $1.5 trillion in spending reduction.

And, of course, they're focusing on programs like Medicaid that – The main problem with that is Obamacare, which is now called Medicaid expansion, allowing states to gain the system, putting at risk Medicaid for the truly vulnerable. But that's all you really heard about. You don't ever put that in context.

And, of course, they're focusing on programs like Medicaid that – The main problem with that is Obamacare, which is now called Medicaid expansion, allowing states to gain the system, putting at risk Medicaid for the truly vulnerable. But that's all you really heard about. You don't ever put that in context.

And, of course, they're focusing on programs like Medicaid that – The main problem with that is Obamacare, which is now called Medicaid expansion, allowing states to gain the system, putting at risk Medicaid for the truly vulnerable. But that's all you really heard about. You don't ever put that in context.

$1.5 trillion compared to $89 trillion spending over the next 10 years, it's barely a rounding error. We haven't been talking about the massive annual deficits. We don't talk about the debt.

$1.5 trillion compared to $89 trillion spending over the next 10 years, it's barely a rounding error. We haven't been talking about the massive annual deficits. We don't talk about the debt.

$1.5 trillion compared to $89 trillion spending over the next 10 years, it's barely a rounding error. We haven't been talking about the massive annual deficits. We don't talk about the debt.

Well, again, it was really sparked by the pandemic. Right. I'll give the Tea Party movement a fair amount of credit. I ran because we were Mortgage and Kids Future. We were running deficits for, I think, three years in a row over a trillion dollars. But once we got to town in 2011, we started having these budget debates. We had divided government. Obama didn't get everything he wanted.

Well, again, it was really sparked by the pandemic. Right. I'll give the Tea Party movement a fair amount of credit. I ran because we were Mortgage and Kids Future. We were running deficits for, I think, three years in a row over a trillion dollars. But once we got to town in 2011, we started having these budget debates. We had divided government. Obama didn't get everything he wanted.

Well, again, it was really sparked by the pandemic. Right. I'll give the Tea Party movement a fair amount of credit. I ran because we were Mortgage and Kids Future. We were running deficits for, I think, three years in a row over a trillion dollars. But once we got to town in 2011, we started having these budget debates. We had divided government. Obama didn't get everything he wanted.