by smw | Feb 7, 2017 | Education, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement Tuesday after voting to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of the Department of Education:”No child, regardless of background or ZIP code, should be denied the opportunity to receive a...
by smw | Feb 7, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Monday drawing his...
by smw | Feb 2, 2017 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Some have questions about the role of one of the president’s advisers, Steve Bannon, and the National Security Council. This is the latest background on the facts of the situation from the Congressional Research Service, the nonpartisan research arm of the...
by smw | Feb 1, 2017 | Defense and Military, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Wednesday after voting to confirm Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State:”Rex Tillerson’s extensive private sector experience provides a unique perspective and should prove valuable in his role as...
by smw | Jan 31, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Tuesday regarding President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch: “Replacing Justice Antonin Scalia, a man of unwavering devotion to freedom and the rule of law, is a...