GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – US Senator Ron Johnson addressed some big issues for Republicans that are being talked about days before election Tuesday while in studio Thursday on WTAQ’s John Muir Show.
The Senator said voters are getting mislead if they think that Republican candidates are looking to make a certain big change in healthcare.
“Republicans will guarantee that your pre-existing conditions will be covered.”
He said any claims that the efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare includes eliminating that coverage is a lie.
“My daughter has a congenital heart defect, do you think I want to take away the protection for insurance coverage for a pre-existing condition? Governor Walker’s mother has breast cancer and his wife is a diabetic, do you think he is going to take away that protection?”
He says the goal is to protect that without causing premiums to double or triple and said even though Republican’s voted to repeal and replace Obamacare, that is not part of the plan.
As Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, the Senator also addressed immigration saying he backs the president’s stance on securing the borders, making sure people do not come into the United States illegally.
“It’s overwhelming our system. The reason it is overwhelming our system is because we incentivize them coming into this country.”
Senator Johnson said illegal immigrants get to stay because of bad law, loopholes and endless appeals.
“He is trying to deter it. He is trying to deter it by saying we are going to put these troops on the border, don’t even try.”
He says people trying to come into the country illegally happens every couple of days.
