- 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...