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Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday beat back attempts by Republicans to use the 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services bill to defund President Obama's healthcare reform....

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., announced his staff would be available for mobile office hours in the area.These office hours allow constituents to meet with the senator's staff to request assistance...

Republicans in Congress criticized President Obama and Senate Democrats on Saturday morning for failing to produce a realistic federal budget.In their weekly radio address, Republicans trotted out...

Democrat and Republican Congressional leaders from Wisconsin and Massachusetts are joining together to create a legislative panel dedicated to supporting the nation's cranberry industry. Known...

Growers and processors of Wisconsin's largest fruit crop hope a new bipartisan congressional panel fosters discussion and collaboration within the industry.The Congressional Cranberry Caucus,...

WASHINGTON — Congressman Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, called proposed USDA cranberry regulations "stupid" as he joined with Sen. Ron Johnson, Congressmen Reid Ribble, Sean Duffy and others Wednesday to...

Originally printed in Politico, May 31st, 2012Starting Wednesday, most of the folks I know in Wisconsin will be looking forward to a well-earned respite from what seems like a permanent...

Staff with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., will meet with constituents Wednesday in Paddock Lake.The senators mobile office will be at the Village Hall, 6969 236th Ave., from 2 to 3 p.m.Constituents...

Wisconsin's newly elected U.S. Senator wants to hear from you about your thoughts on a proposed federal farm bill. U.S. Senator Ron Johnson announced on Tuesday that his staff would be available for...

Originally printed on CNN.com, April 30th, 2012The U.S. government is the largest financial entity in the world. Nothing else comes close.On Sunday, April 29, it will be exactly three years since...

By Kerry YoungSenate appropriators have only just begun to mark up their fiscal 2013 spending bills, but Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson has made it clear he's not buying into the clubby traditions...

By Andrew StilesSunday, April 29, 2012, is an anniversary unprecedented in the history of American politics, marking three years since the Democratic-led Senate last complied with federal law by...

By Emily MillerAs President Obama crisscrosses the country to win back his base's support for reelection, congressional Republicans fear what he might do in a lame-duck session. The president blew...

By Ramsey CoxSenate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday marked the third anniversary of the last time the Senate approved a budget...

By Pete KasperowiczSeven House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit a lame-duck president from issuing significant regulations, and a Senate version of the bill is...

By Dave KovaleskiFallout continues from the U.S. General Services Administration's Western Regions Conference that made national headlines for its spending excesses, contracting missteps, and ethics...

By Jamie DupreeUnder the radar when compared to the back and forth of the race for President, the budget for Fiscal Year 2013 is quietly starting to take shape on Capitol Hill, as key committees in...

By Anne L. KimA Senate Appropriations panel advanced legislation Tuesday that would boost spending for NASA and federal law enforcement programs and slash funding for the National Oceanic and...

By Joanna AndersonA Senate Appropriations panel advanced a fiscal 2013 spending measure Tuesday that would maintain the status quo on highway and transit programs, until lawmakers reach a deal on a...

The Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND, said that, after the Easter recess, he plans to march ahead with long-promised plans to mark up a fiscal 2013 budget. But in...