Democrats blasted U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s statements saying he wouldn’t get involved in a Wisconsin company’s decision to bring 1,000 jobs to South Carolina instead of Oshkosh. 


At issue is a contract worth billions to replace the fleet of some 165,000 vehicles used by the U.S. Postal Service. Last year, the federal government awarded an initial contract worth $482 million to Oshkosh Defense. In June, the company announced it would build the new vehicles in South Carolina. The long-term contract is worth some $11.3 billion.

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

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