Ron Johnson was in La Crosse on Tuesday to visit the headquarters of Kwik Trip.
People decide to have families and become parents. Johnson told the Wisconsin TV station that they need to consider that.
Johnson said that he did not support the government's efforts to help families find child care. Johnson told the news station that he would support cutting unemployment benefits to get more people back to work and alleviate the labor shortage.
He said he would back more efforts to help people get jobs that would allow them to support their families.
Johnson has not been a supporter of legislation related to child care.
In May 2021, Johnson said he supported cutting the federal unemployment subsidy in Wisconsin. Johnson pushed back against a suggestion that many women cannot re-enter the workforce because their wages do not cover the cost of child care.
Employment benefits are not meant to provide replacement wages. That was provided when it was not the fault of the person that they were losing their job or being encouraged to stay home so they wouldn't spread the disease, Johnson said.
Wages are set in the marketplace. Businesses pay what they can afford based on the competitive situation, whether it is in a restaurant, manufacturing, or any other industry where they are competing against foreign manufacturers.
Johnson admitted that he was not a fan of the child tax credit which offers parents up to $3,600 per child.
I don't like to use the tax code for economic or social engineering. I don't think we do a good job. Johnson said that he preferred a tax code that treated all income equally.
President Joe Biden conceded in January that he was not sure he would be able to keep monthly checks for parents due to resistance from Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Democratic lawmakers are trying to get the bill over the finish line in the Senate with the help of Manchin, one of the only holdouts against the plan.
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