Quotes from Ron Johnson

When I joined the Senate in January 2011, I raised my right hand, placed my left hand on the Bible, and swore a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Defending the constitutional domain of the branch of government in which I serve is an obligation of that oath.

Fixing this broken system will take the perspective of someone who has actually solved problems. 31 years of manufacturing taught me how.

In 2010, there were 57 lawyers, zero manufacturers, and way too many career politicians in the United States Senate.

You could establish along the zones of the coast of the Caribbean in Honduras gorgeous resorts zones. If we could help them do that, they could start rebuilding their economy.

We do not have a secure border on our southern flank.

We have demagogues on all sides of the political spectrum. It's not helpful. It's destructive. It's harmful. So, I don't like demagoguery whether it comes from the left, it comes from the right.

We certainly should support both parties having observers at the polling stations to make sure that neither side does anything that allowed a fraudulent vote. That's a very healthy check on the process.

I am going to certainly endorse the Republican nominee, and obviously it looks like that will be Mr. Trump.

In an era of unprecedented medical innovation, we have to do more to ensure that patients facing terminal illnesses have access to potentially life-saving treatments.

Some stimulus is not a bad thing.

We have to get the oil where the oil is.

Many of us have felt that sense of desperation - of urgency - when we learn that we or someone we love is fighting for their life.

For nearly five years, I worked with Marquette University Law School and helped to administrate a community crime prevention initiative called Safe Streets. We used restorative justice practices to help reduce crime and violence in the Milwaukee community.

Vladimir Putin is only going to respond to action, strength, and resolve. He's not going to respond to words.

I think people realize I'm truly an outsider.

Any president is going to need extremely good advisers.

To me, support versus endorse are two totally different things.

There is something that happens when victims and offenders meet. Offenders and victims are able to see each other as human beings, with names and families.

Donald Trump's a change agent. So am I.

I really don't think that the public-sector employees should be unionized.