Vice President JD Vance spoke to Wisconsin voters at the Pointe Precision machining facility in Plover, Wisconsin, on Feb. 26, telling the crowd that the future of the country is on the line in midterm elections this November.

“Here’s the thing about the American dream: The government cannot give it to you,” Vance said. “But the government, with bad policy and bad leadership, it can destroy the American dream, whatever shape it takes, and the lives of you and your children.”

Voters are faced with a fundamental question on the ballot, according to administration officials.

“This is really a battle of common sense versus crazy,” Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler said at the same event.

The vice president emphasized what he described as stark policy differences between the Democratic and Republican agendas.

“Do we give power to the people who fight for corruption, fight for fraud, fight for illegal aliens?” Vance asked. “Or do we give the government to the American citizens for whom it was designed and for whom it was created?”

Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held a news conference on Feb. 25 announcing new approaches to combating fraud nationwide, while withholding from the state of Minnesota $259 million in federal Medicaid reimbursement payments because of widespread reported fraud.

“We have way too many people that got too comfortable getting rich off of your tax dollars instead of providing the services that they need,” Vance told the Wisconsin crowd. “We have fraudsters getting rich off of your generosity.”

Officials are investigating the illegitimate use of federal monies nationwide.

“Some of the worst corruption is the corruption you see in the federal government,” Vance said. “Why don’t we stop allowing congressmen and congresswomen to get rich off of insider trading?”

He discussed the accomplishments listed by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union speech on Feb. 24, while also noting the decision of many Democratic Party congressional representatives to remain seated during moments of celebration.

“What kind of person can’t stand up and cheer for an innocent young girl that’s doing well and showing the entire country strength and resilience?” Vance said.

Vance made the remarks to an audience of supporters and 165 employees of the machining company—which specializes in “mission critical” materials for the aerospace and medical industries, among others—in the contested Third Congressional District in the central part of the Badger State.

“Wisconsin is a state of great tradition of building great American products with Wisconsin hands, and that’s what we’re here to celebrate today in this great facility,” Vance said.

“This is the place that rewards dignified work, and a place that makes America and the whole community richer, so you should be proud of yourselves.”

He strongly endorsed Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), who is running for reelection in the district.

Trump and Vance are on tours of states nationwide, touting their economic and national security agendas, with the president scheduled to appear in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb. 27.