by smw | Feb 23, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Michelle LodgeThe collective bargaining process with public sector unions needs to be restructured to keep labor unions from “bankrupting states,” Sen. Ron Johnson, (R-Wisc.), told CNBC Wednesday.”It’s got to change,” said Johnson, who...
by smw | Feb 22, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By John McCormackLast week, President Obama said that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s budget bill is an “assault on workers.” Today, Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson said Obama should mind his own business.”The president really ought to...
by smw | Feb 21, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By Will RahnWhile the battle over Gov. Scott Walker’s budget raged in Wisconsin, Ron Johnson, the state’s newly elected junior senator, was waiting to get back to work in Washington. “Why are we shut down this week?” he asked rhetorically about...
by smw | Feb 17, 2011 | Op-Eds and Blogs
By David M. DruckerSen. John Cornyn (Texas) has tapped a dozen Senators, including six elected in November, to lead an expanded portfolio of National Republican Senatorial Committee fundraising programs for the 2012 election cycle.Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.) and Saxby...
by smw | Feb 17, 2011 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Jobs and the Economy, Press Releases
Senator Ron Johnson today commented on the second anniversary of the signing of the ‘stimulus.’ Johnson said:”Today is the second anniversary of the signing of the ‘stimulus’ bill, which the president said would create 3.5 million jobs and...