by smw | Apr 12, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Thank you Mr. President. It is my honor to represent the good people of Wisconsin in the United States Senate. It is an awesome responsibility – a responsibility I take very seriously.Today, it is my distinct privilege to address this historic body for the first...
by smw | Apr 12, 2011 | Jobs and the Economy, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Johnson (WI) delivered his Maiden Speech today on the U.S. Senate floor.To view the video click here. As Prepared for Delivery “Thank you Mr. President. It is my honor to represent the good...
by smw | Apr 9, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Glenn Thrush and Jonathan AllenThe low point may have come Thursday night.House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had spent more than an hour meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, inching toward a deal to avert a shutdown, but he kept insisting...
by smw | Apr 8, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Gregory SimmonsAs House and Senate lawmakers scramble to avert a government shutdown, one Republican senator says the debate over spending is “certainly a fight worth having.””I don’t need a government shutdown to show me how urgent this...
by smw | Apr 8, 2011 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) today issued the following statement regarding the debate over federal funding for fiscal year 2011:”The only reason a government shutdown is even possible, is because President Obama and congressional Democrats failed in their...
