Mar 16, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Shira ToeplitzTwenty-two Republicans senators are threatening to vote against raising the debt ceiling later this year unless the president concedes to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in the current budget negotiations.”Strong leadership is...
Mar 11, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Jennifer RubinSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a former businessman and now a freshman senator, held a conference call Thursday afternoon with a small group of bloggers. For a freshman, he’s entirely fluid on the issues and easily navigates between specifics and...
Mar 10, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wrote to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), requesting his help in their effort to cancel federal funding of National Public Radio.The trio wrote the letter...
Mar 10, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
Today, Sen. Ron Johnson, a newly elected lawmaker from the state of Wisconsin, held a conference call with bloggers to discuss the recent spending votes in the Senate and the generally dismal fiscal outlook for the Federal government. He also very graciously addressed...
Mar 9, 2011 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Senator Ron Johnson today made the following statement regarding HR 1, the House-passed Continuing Resolution:”I support the House version of the Continuing Resolution, which cuts 61 billion dollars from the federal budget – just 1.7 percent of what we...
