By Sharif DurhamsSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) said Monday he won't vote for the budget compromise that will allow the U.S. government to raise its debt ceiling.Johnson announced his planned ‘no'...
The Daily Caller: GOP Sen. Ron Johnson on debt deal: ‘Disgusting’
By Jeff PoorLate Sunday, it looked like a deal had been reached, and many on Capitol Hill were breathing a sigh of relief. But not everyone was exactly jumping for joy.On Sunday night's special...
Politifact: U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says federal government spending is 25 percent of the economy, compared to 2 percent a century ago
As the debt-ceiling crisis deepened, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, lambasted Democrats for failing to put together a public plan to bring down federal spending. Johnson, in an appearance...
Associated Press: U.S. Senate kills latest House of Representatives debt measure
Negotiations expected to continue this weekend on avoiding default By David EspoU.S. Reps. Reid Ribble, Lawrence, and Tom Petri, Fond du Lac, both Republicans, supported the GOP-backed Budget...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: These Judges Aren’t Qualified
By Senator Ron JohnsonWhen it comes to judicial nominations, President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are fond of reminding Republicans that elections have consequences. Apparently, they forgot...
Stillwater Patch: Deadline for St. Croix River Crossing Looms Amidst National Debt Debate
By Shawn HogendorfSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) is hoping to work with Gov. Mark Dayton to push back the Sept. 30 deadline for a Congressional exemption to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as the...
Door County Advocate: Johnson is doing the job
By William BerglundLast year a man came on the Republican scene quietly at first, but with convictions and knowledge about what was happening to our country. He did not like it and decided to not...
Investor’s Business Daily: A Freeze On New Regulations Would Help Boost Job Growth
Printed in Investor's Business Daily, July 27th, 2011It's easy to have missed it, but the U.S. is now entering the third year of the Obama "recovery." The economy stopped shrinking in 2009, and...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin small business applauds Johnson for moratorium on regs
A moratorium on federal regulations that cost small businesses thousands of dollars every year would give them a little breathing room to create jobs in a tough economy, said the National Federation...
NewsWave: Chamber representatives visit Washington D.C.
- Page 19 - Several representatives from the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce met with most members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation May 2-4.The Chamber's purpose in traveling to Washington was to...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Johnson says he’d support short-term fix on debt ceiling for longer budget debate
By Craig GilbertSenate Republican Ron Johnson suggested Tuesday he'd be willing to support a very short-term deal to lift the debt ceiling in exchange for having an extended Senate debate on a GOP...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson accuses president of “scaring seniors” in debt-ceiling debate
By Craig GilbertIn a sharply worded letter to President Barack Obama, Sen. Ron Johnson and several GOP colleagues accused the president of trying to "scare seniors" by saying their Social Security...
NASDAQ: Tea Party-Backed Senators Take US Debt Deal Into Their Own Hands
By Siobhan HughesTea Party-backed Senate Republicans took debt- reduction policy into their own hands on Tuesday, meeting behind closed doors with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R, Va.) to push...
National Review: Ron Johnson’s One-Man Protest
By Robert CostaNear dusk, on Tuesday, June 28, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin took to the floor. The mild-mannered former businessman did more than offer a few words — he threatened to halt Senate...
The Weekly Standard: Sen. Ron Johnson: Closed Door Debt Ceiling Negotiations “Outrageous,” “Disgusting”
By John McCormackFreshman senator Ron Johnson, Republican from Wisconsin, expressed frustration today that most members of Congress are in the dark on debt ceiling negotiations."You reporters have...
Politico: Freshman Republican senators go guerilla
By Scott WongSix months into their first term, a band of Republican freshmen are fed up with the tortoise pace of the Senate and have resorted to guerrilla warfare to take on the establishment — and...
CQ: Republican Freshmen Flex Their Procedural Muscles
By Alan K. OtaSenate Republican freshmen—a baker's dozen elected last year and another appointed after the resignation of Nevada's John Ensign — have never organized as a group. They did not elect a...
Hudson Patch: Freshman Sen. Ron Johnson Takes a Stand in Washington
By Erik AltmannFreshman Sen. Ron Johnson caught the U.S. Senate off guard, when he threatened to tie up all Senate matters until the budget issue is resolved.Speaking out on Tuesday, July 28,...
The DC Post: Ron Johnson’s Senate Smackdown
By Tucker ScofieldI've been consistent in promoting the need for what I term "conservative hell raisers" in Washington, people who are unafraid to say those things that need to be said and damn the...
The Daily Caller: GOP senator blasts Obama: ‘I don’t know why he even wants to be president’
Fundraisers, golf, White House parties — those have all been elements of criticism the Obama administration has faced in the first two-and-a-half years in office. But earlier this week,...