by smw | Nov 21, 2011 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following statement today upon learning that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the ‘supercommittee,’ failed to reached a deficit reduction agreement before the deadline:”Last week,...
by smw | Nov 21, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
The bipartisan leadership of a special congressional deficit supercommittee has officially announced that the panel has failed to reach an agreement.Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling say that despite “intense deliberations”...
by smw | Nov 16, 2011 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following statement regarding the news that the federal government has incurred $15 trillion in debt:”Today, the federal government exceeded $15 trillion in publicly-held debt. ...
by smw | Nov 16, 2011 | Press Releases, Transportation
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and encouraged them to support construction of a new bridge to replace the outdated St. Croix River Bridge:”The St. Croix...
by smw | Nov 16, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he wants to see more people like him elected to Congress — Americans who have spent their lives in business, not in politics.Johnson, who had never held office before running for the U.S. Senate, was elected in 2010,...
