Washington - Sen. Ron Johnson questioned the director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Doug Elmendorf, on Wednesday, Jan. 28 during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. The senator made the...
Johnson Comments on New Spending Measure
Washington - Senator Johnson made the following remarks on why he voted against H.R. 83:"I sincerely hope this is the last massive omnibus spending bill that will come before the U.S. Senate during...
Johnson Introduces Budget Transparency Bill
Washington, D.C. - Sen. Ron Johnson made these comments upon the introduction of a bill promoting budget transparency: "Today, I introduced the ‘Truth in Obamacare Accounting Act' that would...
Johnson Comments on President’s Budget
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks on the release of the president's 2015 budget:"I imagine President Obama's budget is dead on arrival. It deserves to be. ...
Johnson: No Surprise That Senate Democrats Will Not Produce a Budget
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks after learning that once again, Senate Democrats will disregard their duty to produce a budget."It's not surprising that Harry Reid's...
Johnson Comments on Debt Ceiling Vote
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following comments on the debt ceiling vote held today in the Senate."The Senate's vote to suspend the limit on federal borrowing for over a year...
ICYMI: Johnson questions CBO director at Senate Budget Committee hearing
Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, Senator Johnson questioned Director Douglas Elmendorf of the Congressional Budget Office. The hearing was to discuss the CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook for...
Senator Ron Johnson Will Support The Ryan/Murray Budget Deal
Washington, D.C. - On Sunday, Senator Ron Johnson released the following statement on the Ryan/Murray budget deal."Funding the federal government through successive continuing resolutions is a bad...
Johnson Opening Remarks at Budget Conference Committee Hearing
ICYMI: Senator Ron Johnson offered opening remarks at the inaugural Budget Conference Committee Hearing. The conference committee began its work this week. This is what Senator Johnson told the...
Senator Johnson’s Office Comments on Pay During Shutdown
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson's office made the following comment today on his pay during the partial government shutdown."The federal government was shut down for 16 days. Today, Senator...
Senator Johnson Comments on Appointment to Budget Conference
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following comments on being appointed to work on the bipartisan budget conference committee."I ran for office to do everything I can to help prevent the...
Johnson Comments on Debt Ceiling Deal
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following comments today on the continuing resolution and debt ceiling deal."America and its future generations suffered a loss today. President...
Johnson Comments on Debt Ceiling Vote in U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following comments today on the debt ceiling vote in the U.S. Senate."Harry Reid's debt ceiling bill offered nothing to solve America's enormous financial...
Johnson Comments on Funding Votes Held Today in the Senate
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson released the following statement on votes taken today in the U.S. Senate."The Senate held four votes Friday afternoon on the House of...
Johnson releases 30-year deficits and debt projections
Today Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made his 30-year deficits and debt projections available to the public. To view the projections, click here. Related Files 30year 30yeardebtdeficitprojs.pdf (2.05...
Johnson Comments on Obama Budget: Increased Spending, Increased Taxes, Increased Deficits
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) - a member of the Senate Budget Committee - released the following statement regarding the budget submitted by President Obama today:"There is not much to...
Johnson Offers Amendments to Protect Taxpayers
Proposes to balance budget, block bailouts, save Social Security and Medicare Washington. D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) announced that he will offer three amendments to the fiscal year 2014 budget...
The Social Security Trust Fund
Senator Johnson will offer an amendment to the fiscal year 2014 Budget Resolution which would provide for the solvency of Social Security and Medicare. The Senate should act so that Social Security...
Budget Committee Approves Johnson Amendments on Bipartisan Votes
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Budget Committee last night adopted two amendments offered by Senator Ron Johnson (WI) intended to improve estimates regarding the future costs of Obamacare. The...
Johnson Calls for Leadership on Debt
Note: Click here to watch the video of Senator Johnson's remarks. Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following remarks on the floor of the Senate this morning:"Mr. President,...