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A very voluble Ron Johnson is behind his Senate desk - standing, not sitting - warming to the subject that animates him most: the "bankrupting" of America."Everybody's in a kind of state of denial...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today lauded news that the Senate will return Tuesday after an abbreviated break for the Fourth of July.Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vowed Wednesday to oppose any effort to recess while...

By Corey BolesA group of Republicans pledged to block any attempt to recess the Senate for the July 4 holiday weekend in an attempt to compel a budget deal. The GOP seeks to engage the majority...

By Jonathan AllenSen. Ron Johnson's new to the Senate, but he's starting to understand the power of one senator to stand in the way of the chamber's business.The freshman Wisconsin Republican, a...

By Geoff HoltzmanSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is scolding President Obama for holding closed-door meetings today with Senate leaders to negotiate a deficit reduction package.In a statement, Johnson...

President Barack Obama will deliver a speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh today.In his comments, he is expected to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the...

Many of Wisconsin's congressional delegation have given their response to President Barack Obama's plans for troop drawdowns in Afghanistan."The Afghan people are like folks everywhere," said...

By Felicia SonmezPresident Obama on Wednesday night delivered his highly-anticipated address on the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and the reaction from members of Congress was swift and...

By Jada F. SmithTwo Republican senators, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and John Barrasso of Wyoming, said Tuesday that evidence of the failure of the new health care law could be found in the number of...

Originally printed in the Daily Caller, June 20th, 2011Prior to being elected to the United States Senate last November, I spent 31 years building a plastics manufacturing business in Oshkosh,...

By Ron JohnsonPrior to being elected to the United States Senate last November, I spent 31 years building a plastics manufacturing business in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. My educational background is in...

By Alison FitzgeraldSenator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican who founded specialty plastics company Pacur LLC and touted his business credentials on the 2010 campaign trail, sold all his stocks,...

By Jason MatteraPresident Obamacan count on newly elected Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin as a "no" vote on increasing the debt limit.  That is, unless the Democrats agree to major structural...

Wisconsin's freshman Senator said he voted for the failed measure Tuesday that would have ended tax credits to ethanol producers for the coming year. In a statement to the media, Republican Ron...

By Hiram ReisnerU.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says the only way for America to get out of its fiscal quagmire is for Congress to establish hard spending caps. Otherwise, the federal government will be...

By Hiram ReisnerU.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says the only way for America to get out of its fiscal quagmire is for Congress to establish hard spending caps. Otherwise, the federal government will be...

By Rick KleinA payroll tax cut has emerged this week as a possible way for Washington to seek to spur hiring, as concerns about the sluggish economy are impacting deficit-reduction talks between the...

By Craig GilbertWisconsin's two US senators split their votes Wednesday in the battle over debit-card swipe fees -- a collision of business interests pitting retail merchants against banks. At...

By Reid J. EpsteinWhile President Barack Obama was in Virginia delivering a speech about job training, two Republican senators said he, not Vice President Joe Biden, should be the one leading talks...