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Ron Johnson: “Voluntary is not working so good.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson Questioning Witnesses at HSGAC Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 26:53

And the commission has said on numerous occasions that for national security, the standards are not adequate. Okay, so listen, I'm somebody that hates overreaching government, okay, overregulation. But let's face it, Voluntary is not working so good. This is, from my standpoint, this is something that needs to be addressed. And if government's got to pay for it again. That's why I go back to the old stimulus. (26:53–26:55)

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Asserts that voluntary measures for protecting critical infrastructure are ineffective.

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