GOP Senator Finally Comes Clean on TPP Print
Elections, Elected Officials, Political Parties
Written by Russ for Wisconsin   
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 16:58

ron-johnsonSadly, it wasn't Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.


MIDDLETON - With Senator Toomey coming out against the TPP today, Senator Johnson is now one of the last senators who refuses to tell voters where he stands on the issue. Johnson has remained silent on the TPP for more than 286 days, claiming he needs more time to review it, despite the fact that almost every other senator has had enough time to make up their mind. Last month, Johnson admitted that he wouldn’t tell Wisconsinites his position until after the election.

Senators from both sides of the aisle have come out against this raw deal written in secret. But Senator Johnson is more concerned with the big corporate interests that have bankrolled his campaign than with middle and working class Wisconsinites. Like a true Washington politician, Sen. Johnson has preferred to play politics rather than level with voters about his position. Wisconsinites know where he stands though. After all, Johnson has a long track record of supporting bad trade deals. He voted to fast track the TPP and praised the “creative destruction” of deals like NAFTA.

"Senator Johnson's 286 days of silence on the TPP speaks volumes about what matters to him: the big corporate interest who have bankrolled his campaign. He makes one sorry excuse after the next about why he won't take a position, but Wisconsinites see through Senator Johnson’s political games. Senator Johnson has spent his career in Washington greasing bad trade deals. Whether it’s voting to fast track TPP, praising the 'creative destruction' of deals like NAFTA, or voting for every single trade deal to cross his desk, Sen. Johnson is obsessed with protecting corporations that send Wisconsin jobs overseas. It’s time for Senator Johnson to come clean and tell Wisconsinites where he really stands on TPP." -- RFW Communications Director Michael Tyler.