by smw | Aug 25, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Thomas Belesis Since Barack Obama took office, $38 billion in new major regulations have been introduced, imposing an unprecedented burden on businesses, according to last month’s report by the Heritage Foundation.An overly regulated environment is...
by smw | Aug 25, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told WisPolitics.com that Social Security should be the easiest of the entitlement programs to fix, saying things like means testing and raising the retirement age should be on the table as part of the solution. “For whatever reasons,...
by smw | Aug 24, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Steve ContornoGannett Wisconsin Media GREEN BAY — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson campaigned as a staunch, fiscal conservative, but when he had the chance to vote on spending cuts he promised voters, he balked.So why didn’t he side with many Republican colleagues who...
by smw | Aug 24, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By RAMESH PONNURUPresident Obama can take credit for a boom in at least one economic sector: Since he took office, employment has surged 13 percent at federal regulatory agencies. The regulators’ budgets are up 16 percent, according to a May report by...
by smw | Aug 23, 2011 | Press Releases, Wisconsin Events
Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) announced today that his staff would be available for mobile office hours at the dates and locations listed below. These office hours allow constituents to meet with the Senator’s staff to request assistance...
