GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says after this latest terror attack in Brussels, it’s time America takes the lead in the battle against ISIS.
During a stop at the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, Johnson talked about the need to take extra measures both to combat terror and protect us from it.
“What was so disconcerting about what happened was it wasn’t on an airplane, it wasn’t after the security, it was before it,” said Johnson. “They’re starting to pick the softer and softer targets which puts us all at risk.”
Johnson, who chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, says the U.S. can’t stand on the sidelines any longer.
“We have to assemble that coalition of the willing, of Arab states of other civilized democracies,” Johnson explains. “We have got to relentlessly pursue Islamic terrorists wherever they reside until they are wiped off the face of the earth.”
Among some of the ideas he’d like to see put into action are more Department of Homeland Security dogs at our nation’s airports.
“I’m a big proponent of increasing the number of K-9 units because there is no technology that is better than the nose of a dog in terms of sniffing, for example, bombs,” said Johnson. “One of the bills we passed was pre-clearance for allowing our TSA and Customs and Border Protection to be present in foreign airports. You know, extend that perimeter. I think we may have to be looking at that for some of our terminals as well.”
MAJOR NATIONAL ENDORSEMENT
The Republican from Oshkosh was at the Greater Green Bay Chamber on Wednesday because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed him. It’s the group’s first endorsement of a U.S. Senate candidate in the 2016 election cycle, focusing on what’s expected to be a battleground state.
“Ron Johnson is a proven and tested leader who understands that the American Free Enterprise system is the only way to drive sustained economic growth,” said U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Political Director Rob Engstrom. “We’re honored to be in Wisconsin and stand with the state and local business community to highlight his record. Senator Feingold, on the other hand, is a career politician who has spent almost 30 years championing a ‘government knows best’ approach that stifles the American economy. Voters in Wisconsin face a clear choice in this Senate race.”
Johnson touted his background in gladly accepting the endorsement.
“As a manufacturer, not a career politician, I appreciate the support of others who have grown and started businesses that create good jobs and economic opportunity for all,” Johnson said. “I will continue my work to get Washington out of the way of our private sector economy to help give hard-working Wisconsin families the economic security they deserve.”
Johnson, who defeated Feingold back in 2010, also got the endorsement of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.
