Ron Johnson: Wisconsin Doesn’t Need Any More Jobs

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday he won’t try to persuade a Wisconsin manufacturer to place more than 1,000 new jobs in his hometown.

“It’s not like we don’t have enough jobs here in Wisconsin. The biggest problem we have in Wisconsin right now is employers not being able to find enough workers,” Johnson said about Oshkosh Corp.’s plans to locate the jobs in South Carolina.

When told of Johnson’s remarks, Democratic candidate and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson was dumbfounded, declaring that the added jobs — and money — would help the wider community. “He wants a third term and he just doesn’t understand economic development,” Nelson said. “It’s mind blowing, breathtaking.”

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‘It’s not like we don’t have enough jobs here in Wisconsin’: Ron Johnson won’t try to land Oshkosh Corp. postal vehicle work https://t.co/0Y3ujArO3l

— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) February 6, 2022

It’s my job to support job creation in Wisconsin and I want the trucks built here. To me, it’s simple– I want Oshkosh Defense to manufacture trucks in Oshkosh with Wisconsin workers. https://t.co/mR8OoCkmv1

— Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) February 6, 2022