Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks on the vote today in the Senate on S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act:"It's been illegal to pay women less than men with comparable...
Those dangerous ideas like liberty
It is fashionable in Democrat circles to be enraged about the Koch brothers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been claiming that Charles and David Koch, two men who have grown wealthy by making...
Johnson Comments on Unemployment Insurance Vote
Sen. Johnson made these remarks after voting against authorizing temporary extended unemployment benefits yet again:"What the federal government needs to do is to start prioritizing spending. If...
Newspapers are free — why not you?
The Wall Street Journal had it about right in praising last week's Supreme Court decision that government cannot tell any free American how many candidates she or he may support with donations:"One...
The desperate Democrats trying to patch the Obamacare leaks
President Obama boasts that his "Affordable" Care Act is a success because 7.1 million people registered on his government-run exchanges. This falls miserably short of expectations set only two...
Wisconsin, Kentucky Senators Offer Friendly Wager on NCAA Final Four Game
Washington, D.C. - Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin (WI) today announced a friendly wager with Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky on the outcome of Saturday's Wisconsin Badgers...
If your boss says the Cobalt’s a great car, who are you to disagree?
What's wrong with the government bailing out General Motors? David Harsanyi in The Federalist recounts just how hard the federal government came down on a competitor, Toyota, when it was briefly...
7.1 million vs. the high hopes of yesterday
President Obama says that 7.1 million people have signed up for coverage on government health insurance exchanges under Obamacare. It was so exciting to the White House that his staff invented a new...
Sens. Franken, Johnson Bring Attention to History of Women Stripped of Citizenship & Voting Rights
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Thousands of Women Affected by Expatriation Act of 1907, Express Regret for Injustices WASHINGTON, DC [03/28/14]—U.S. Sens. Al Franken...
All this chaos for so few beneficiaries
The Obama administration is boasting, with an exclamation point, that six million people have signed up for health insurance on the federal Obamacare exchange. This is less of a milestone than the...