The Honorable Ron Johnson United States Senate Washington, DC 20510Dear Senator Johnson:Thank you for your letter regarding the Section 301 tariff exclusion extension process. I understand your...
Johnson Objects to Next Round of Stimulus Checks
Today, I went to the floor and objected to another round of stimulus checks that were not reformed from the CARES Act to better target Americans who need relief. Every Senator wants to help...
Johnson Open Letter to Recap Scope, Goals of Investigation
August 10, 2020 On June 4, 2020, the Senate committee I chair granted me the authority to issue subpoenas for records and testimony to certain agencies and individuals relating to the FBI's...
What we actually told NBC News before they trotted out a Democrat group’s smear
What we actually told NBC News before they trotted out a Democrat group's smearAn NBC News reporter, Heidi Przybyla, was used as a conduit July 29 for a new Democrat attack on Sen. Ron Johnson after...
Johnson Op-Ed: No More Blank Checks From Congress for Coronavirus
As seen in the Wall Street Journal.No More Blank Checks From Congress for CoronavirusBy U.S. Sen. Ron JohnsonA near-record 158.8 million Americans were employed in February, according to the Bureau...
No More Blank Checks From Congress for Coronavirus
Originally published here by the Wall Street Journal on July 23, 2020.A near-record 158.8 million Americans were employed in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then the...
How to Fix the Paycheck Protection Program
Originally published here by the Wall Street Journal on May 31, 2020.Without dispute, the Paycheck Protection Program has helped some struggling businesses stay afloat. To date it has provided...
A New York Doctor’s Antidote to Fear of COVID-19
Originally published here at Real Clear Politics on April 1, 2020.On Sunday, a friend forwarded me a link to a video made by a New York doctor, David Price. I encourage everyone to watch...
How many people would come here under open borders?
As we find solutions to the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, it's important to ask how many unaccompanied minors and, primarily, adults and children presenting themselves as families we...
Business Investment Grows Much Faster Under Trump Administration
One of the great successes of the Trump administration has been to reduce the regulatory burden on American job creators and spur economic growth like we haven't seen in years. The numbers are...
America must wake up and do a better job competing with China
Originally published here at FoxNews.com on May 3, 2018.Tariffs aren't the only issue on the table when it comes to U.S.-China relations. That fact was a major takeaway from our recent trip to...
Johnson Highlights Unsustainable Levels of Medicaid Spending
Sen. Johnson spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday about the harm Obamacare's failures have caused Wisconsinites, notably with the unsustainable levels of Medicaid spending. During his remarks he...
Where the Senate Health Care Bill Fails
Where the Senate Health Care Bill FailsBy Ron JohnsonNew York TimesJune 26, 2017https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/opinion/senate-health-care-bill.html Speaking at a rally for his wife's...
A Plan B for the GOP: Raise Warren Buffett’s Taxes
Senator Johnson recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal for an interview regarding his ideas for tax reform. Simply put, "this entails cutting taxes on corporations while raising them on...
Background on Cases of Voter Fraud
During Sen. Johnson's Feb. 16 teletown hall, a constituent asked a question about the existence of voter fraud. Below is a link to a piece in the Wall Street Journal on the issue, as well as a...
Background on the National Security Council and the President’s recent moves
Some have questions about the role of one of the president's advisers, Steve Bannon, and the National Security Council. This is the latest background on the facts of the situation from the...
Student Loan Assistance
Managing federal student loans can be overwhelming, but my office is here to help. If the resources below do not lead you to an answer, please complete our Casework Contact Form and a member of my...
Strong, committed leadership needed to destroy ISIS
Originally published here in The Hill on Sept. 22, 2016.Thanks to swift action by law enforcement officers, no innocent American lives were lost in the string of terrorist incidents last...
Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson’s 10 Rules to Live By
Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson, a 28-year-old Wisconsin native, was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan last month. At his memorial service in Brookfield, Wisconsin, his father and pastor read...
Ron Johnson: Amendment aimed at curbing federal abuse of power
Originally published here in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on July 12, 2016.Last summer, I saw just what was at risk from regulatory overreach when a young Milwaukeean testified at a...