Ron Johnson on Border Security, Deficits, and Medicaid Reform

National Guard Deployment and Border Security

• 🛡️ Senator Ron Johnson supports President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to California to prevent violence and protect law enforcement, citing Wisconsin's experience where the National Guard ended violence in Kenosha.
• ⚠️ He criticizes California's leadership for not adequately addressing the situation and emphasizes the need to protect law enforcement.
• 🇺🇸 Johnson believes the National Guard should be sufficient and active-duty Marines would not be necessary.

Fiscal Policy and Deficit Spending

• 📉 Johnson argues that Republicans are cleaning up the "enormous messes" left by President Biden, including an open border and deficit spending that has caused high inflation.
• 💰 He supports President Trump's agenda but believes the current tax and spending cut bill does not go far enough to address the massive growing deficits and debt.
• 📊 He highlights that President Biden's average deficits are significantly higher than previous administrations, and the current situation is out of control.
• 🗣️ Johnson stresses that the nation has a spending problem, not a revenue problem, and economic growth alone will not solve the debt crisis.

Medicaid Reform and Waste

• reform efforts are focused on addressing abuses within the Medicaid system, particularly the Obamacare portion of Medicaid Advantage.
• 🧩 He points to examples of waste and abuse, such as single, able-bodied, childless adults crowding out disabled children from home care services.
• 💸 Johnson states that Republicans are trying to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in these programs, which he believes Democrats do not prioritize.