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In the News: Blog 11/1/2012
The Advance Titan: Ron Johnson speaks about state of the U.S.
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was brought to UW Oshkosh by the College Republicans on Oct. 30 to speak to students about the state of the nation and how changes need to be made. Johnson spoke about how he felt the federal government is bankrupting America and how citizens can stop it. Johnson also had slides and charts to aid his presentation.
In the News: Blog 10/31/2012
Fox News: Republican senators accuse Obama administration of 'stonewalling' on Benghazi
Four Republican senators accused President Obama on Wednesday of ignoring their repeated requests for information about the Libya terror attack, raising the question of whether the administration is “deliberately stonewalling” Congress. The senators, who have blasted out a series of inquiries to various agencies since the deadly Sept. 11 strike, said Wednesday that “we have failed to receive a single letter in response.”
In the News: Blog 10/31/2012
The Weekly Standard: Senators Again Urge Obama to Answer Key Questions about Benghazi Attack
Four senators sent a letter to the White House today, urging President Obama and his advisers to answer the growing list of questions about the 9/11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, which lawmakers have posed in writing to his administration over the last month. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), the authors of the letter, explain to the president: The American people deserve to know all the facts surrounding the terrorist attack in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, that resulted in the murder of four Americans—including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Unfortunately, you and your senior administration officials have not been forthcoming in providing answers to the many questions that have emerged.
In the News: Blog 10/20/2012
Wall Street Journal: Mr. Johnson Goes to Washington
'I try to forget I had a good life," Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson wistfully quips about his career before being elected in 2010—or as good a life as could be had running a business in the midst of an unrelenting regulatory and rhetorical assault from Washington. Mr. Johnson jumped into the fire two years ago when he toppled progressive Democrat Russ Feingold in one of the year's marquee Senate races. He met with Journal editors this week to discuss what he has learned during his first two years in office and what he hopes to accomplish in the next four. Here's a hint: A lot will depend on this presidential election.
In the News: Blog 10/12/2012
The Hill: Johnson: D.C. health board has taken healthcare mandate too far
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Thursday that the Washington, D.C., health board has taken the healthcare mandate in the Affordable Care Act too far. In a letter to D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, Johnson asks the mayor and the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority (HBX) Executive Board to explain its decision to require all D.C. small businesses to purchase healthcare through exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. Johnson argues the decision would prevent people in the District from keeping their current doctors and health plans.
In the News: Blog 10/10/2012
Sen. Johnson tours Gundersen Lutheran
LA CROSSE, WI (WXOW)--Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson toured Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse on Tuesday. During his tour of the construction site, Johnson said health reform should preserve what works in our system and improve what doesn't and the new law does neither. He said there may be some good provisions in the law but contains too many regulations. "I really do believe that the solutions lie with organizations like Gundersen Lutheran as opposed to a 2,700 page, now 15,000 pages of law and rules and regulations solution out of Washington. The one size fits all solution simply isn't going to work," Sen. Johnson said.
In the News: Blog 09/27/2012
CBS News: Republicans demand answers amid ongoing confusion surrounding Libya attacks
(CBS News) Amid conflicting reports over how and when the Obama administration determined that the recent attacks in Libya may have been acts of terrorism, and allegations that the White House may have knowingly mischaracterized the events in their aftermath, a handful of Republican lawmakers are blasting the administration's response and demanding additional information about how the attacks unfolded. The Washington Post on Thursday published a timeline of the White House responses over the last two weeks, from the initial claims that the attacks were the result of protests over the anti-Muslim video, to the Tuesday admission that the four Americans killed in the violence were victims of a "terrorist attack on our embassy," to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's suggestion on Wednesday that al Qaeda or other similar terrorist groups may have somehow figured into the attacks.
In the News: Blog 09/27/2012
CNBC: What Did White House Know and When?
According to GOP leaders, the White House knew the Libya attack was an act of terrorism 24 hours after it happened, and chose to deliberately mislead the American people for weeks. So says, Sen. Ron Johnson, (R) Wisconsin, one of eight Republicans who fired off a letter to President Obama saying they were disturbed by statements from administration officials suggesting that the attack was a protest gone wrong rather than a terrorist attack. “Attacking our consulate – if that’s not hostility toward America I don’t know what is. I think it’s pretty apparent the administration must have known,” said Johnson on The Kudlow Report.
In the News: Blog 09/26/2012
Politico: Republicans demand answers from White House on Libya attack
Congressional Republicans are cranking up pressure on the Obama administration to release more information about the attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, and three diplomatic aides. Eight Republican chairmen of key House panels sent a letter to President Barack Obama, demanding a briefing in Washington on the attacks as soon as possible. They said the administration has not yet answered all of their questions surrounding the Benghazi assault.
In the News: Blog 09/26/2012
Roll Call: Republican Lawmakers Ask for More Details on Libya Attacks
House and Senate Republicans are making a renewed effort to press the Obama administration about the timeline of events leading to the death of four Americans at a U.S. consulate in Libya two weeks ago. The Republican chairmen of the House authorizing and appropriating committees wrote to President Barack Obama this morning, saying they would return from the campaign trail for more detailed classified briefings about the security situation at the American facility in Benghazi, Libya. "While we appreciate your willingness to provide the House of Representatives with an interagency briefing last week, many of the members' questions were left unanswered," the Members wrote. "To that end, we are seeking additional information regarding the intelligence leading up to the attack, the security posture of our embassy, the role former Guantanamo Bay detainees may have played, as well as the way forward in Libya and, indeed, the region."