Scott Bolstad, Wisconsin Outreach Director for U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, announced that Johnson will visit with Hayward businesses and organizations about the economy as he tours the state....
WHBL: Sens. Johnson, Baldwin vote along party lines for Hagel nomination
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's U.S. senators voted opposite ways, when Chuck Hagel was confirmed Tuesday as the nation's new defense secretary.A seven-week battle over his nomination ended...
WFRV: Wisconsin Lawmakers Want To Settle Sequester
Three days before automatic spending cuts kick in under the sequester, President Obama took his message on the road. That decision has many republicans in Congress accusing him...
The Hill: Sen. Johnson: Obama health law will ‘lead to rationing’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Monday warned that President Obama's healthcare law could lead to rationing of medical services."I think the costs associated with ‘ObamaCare' are grossly understated,"...
The Examiner: Obama: “The American people don’t understand” how Medicare works
The Washington Examiner‘s own Susan Ferrechio got an interesting take on the president's thinking about entitlement reform from the one Republican senators that attended a a private meeting with...
The National Review: Ron Johnson: Obamacare ‘Will Lead to Rationing’ of Health Care
On Morning Joe this morning, Senator Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) warned that Obamacare will not only add to the federal deficit, but will also "lead to rationing." Johnson argued that...
Real Clear Politics: Sen. Ron Johnson: Obamacare “Will Lead To Rationing” Of Healthcare
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) appeared on Morning Joe on MSNBC Monday morning.JOHNSON: Well, it's obviously the law of the land right now. Obviously, I'm concerned about it. I think that the cost...
CNN: Obama invites GOP senators to dinner
The group of GOP senators that President Barack Obama invited to dinner Wednesday will include some of his harshest critics, including the top senators pressing him for more information on the...
New York Times: For Obama and Senate Republicans, an Opportunity to Dine and Deal
As President Obama ratchets up his outreach effort to Congressional Republicans on Wednesday with a dinner date at the Jefferson Hotel, his guests will include some of his fiercest critics in the...
Investor’s Business Daily: Burning Questions About Benghazi Still Abound
Originally printed in Investor's Business Daily, March 1st, 2013Over five months ago, terrorists in Libya successfully assaulted the American diplomatic post in Benghazi. Four brave Americans died:...
The Washington Post: 15 GOP senators call for withdrawal of Hagel nomination
Five days before Chuck Hagel is expected to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, 15 GOP senators have signed a letter asking President Obama to withdraw his nomination."While we respect Sen....
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Lawmakers call for inquiry into ATF’s flawed Milwaukee sting
Lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Department of Justice inspector general to launch an investigation into an undercover federal sting operation in Milwaukee that was marred by a series of missteps...
Washington Examiner: No debt crisis in Obama’s State of the Union
From President Obama's State of the Union address, one might have come away with the impression that the nation's finances are hunky-dory. Obama suggested that most of the heavy lifting on deficit...
WTMJ: Sen. Johnson explains why he voted no on Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson's face is on a photo making the rounds on social media titled "The 22 Republican men who voted against the violence against women act."But Senator...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Sen. Johnson Foresees Consensus on Immigration Reform; Gulf in Debt Reduction Plans
Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson says he was disappointed by what he did not hear in President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday evening.Johnson says he did not hear adequate...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: What the president won’t say tonight
Originally printed in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 12th, 2013Throughout its history, the federal government has properly used debt to help overcome threats to the nation and to build...
National Review: Will Johnson and Warren Pair Up to End ‘Too Big to Fail’?
Before the State of the Union, one unlikely pair of senators was engaged in lively conversation: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Johnson.According to Johnson, the two were discussing "too big to...
Appleton Post Cresent: Johnson seeks answers on mishandled Milwaukee ‘sting’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has joined the push for more information about a federal "sting" operation in Milwaukee.In a letter to the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Letter to ATF demands answers on flawed Milwaukee storefront sting
A bipartisan push intensified Thursday for answers from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about a flawed storefront sting in Milwaukee.A Journal Sentinel...
USA Today: Secretary Hillary Clinton, you failed
Originally printed in USA Today, January 25th, 2013During her Senate testimony, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that approximately 25 Americans who were on the ground or who witnessed the...