by smw | Mar 21, 2016 | Press Releases, Veterans, Wisconsin Events
OSHKOSH — A piece of legislation introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to name the Fond du Lac post office for Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas officially became law on Friday, March 18.Megellas is originally from Fond du Lac and is one of our...
by smw | Mar 17, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said this Thursday after the Senate unanimously passed a resolution to hold Backpage.com in contempt: “The Permanent Subcommittee on...
by smw | Mar 16, 2016 | Op-Eds and Blogs
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade deal involving the United States and 11 other countries, involving about 40% of the world’s markets. It’s meant to encourage trade, which is important for agricultural and manufacturing in Wisconsin, where we import...
by smw | Mar 12, 2016 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Originally published here in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on March 12, 2016.I’m proud of how Sen. Tammy Baldwin and I worked together, at least for a while, to fill judicial vacancies on Wisconsin’s federal courts. That kind of cooperation is...
by smw | Mar 7, 2016 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON — A longtime Wisconsin advocate for veterans praised legislation Monday introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), while leading veterans groups announced their support for the measure.The legislation would improve one of the innovations in a bill the...
