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Originally printed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 15th, 2011The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction faces a reporting deadline of Nov. 23. However, the United States will reach...

A supercommittee failure would trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts and set up a yearlong fight among lawmakers to protect favored programs.It would also launch a heavy lobbying effort...

Wisconsin's freshman U.S. senator calls it the danger zone — our rising ratio of debt to gross domestic product. And for a guy who calls himself an accountant, Republican Ron Johnson certainly knows...

Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) was in Hudson Saturday morning and took questions from reporters at the Hudson cable access studio on Fourth Street.Johnson addressed several issues,...

A House chairman plans to advance a measure to reduce the executive branch workforce by 10 percent, opening a new front in the majority's fight with Democrats and labor unions over fiscal...

Wisconsin's new "Concealed Carry" law is now in effect.  People who hold a permit will be able to carry a firearm with them in most public places. But there are exceptions to the law that...

During a stop in Hudson, Wis., on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson dismissed concerns about the environmental impact of a new bridge on the St. Croix River. Johnson said for the sake of commerce a...

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is the latest to support a new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Stillwater, Minn.Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said over the weekend that economic activity...

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) was in Hudson Saturday morning and took questions from reporters at the Hudson cable access studio, 901 Fourth St.He addressed several issues,...

At a time when finding jobs for Americans is one of the nation's highest priorities, the malfunction-plagued launch of the new USAJobs website is on the verge of becoming a...

Critics of "Occupy Wall Street" and related demonstrations around the country lack focus, and are posing a safety risk and a financial strain on law enforcement in those cities. Wisconsin...

Freshman Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson visited the River Channel studio in Hudson on Saturday morning to meet with members of the local media. It's been almost a year since Johnson defeated...

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (Republican from Oshkosh) was in Hudson Saturday morning and took questions from reporters at the Hudson cable access studio, 901 Fourth St.He addressed several...

This past week marked the dismantling of the last of America's largest nuclear bombs, a 10,000-pound B53 that was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.But while...

The U.S. potato industry has won round one of a hard-fought battle to keep spuds on school lunch menus. Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved an amendment offered by U.S. Sens. Susan...

No good reason exists, none whatsoever, for Congress' budgetary "supercommittee" to fail to identify at least $1.2 trillion in ten-year cuts without raising taxes. Wisconsin's freshman Republican...

Originally printed in the Washington Post, October 24th, 2011Our Founding Fathers recognized how the unchecked power of a majority would be a constant threat to individual liberty. They acknowledged...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and lawmakers considered less error-prone courses for the organization's future during a Senate hearing Thursday. "We want to make sure FEMA has a...

Oil lobbyists say now is not the time to end tax loopholes for big oil. Seniors want Social Security protected. Budget watchdogs want nothing less than a total revamp of federal tax and spending...

Senate Republicans announced their version of a jobs-creation plan Thursday they acknowledged is nine months old.They said they expect bipartisan support while conceding their proposals are far...