Actually, numbers aren't that hard to understand. But sometimes they're hard to admit to.The Senate Budget Committee heard from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Burwell -...
A good Democrat idea like cutting taxes
It was 50 years ago, Larry Kudlow and Brian Domitrovic remind us in the Wall Street Journal, that the president signed one of the 20th century's three great across-the-board tax cuts. That president...
Johnson Comments on New Delay in Obamacare
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks this afternoon in response to yet another delay in President Obama's signature legislation."Today's announcement of another delay of...
Johnson Comments on President’s Budget
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks on the release of the president's 2015 budget:"I imagine President Obama's budget is dead on arrival. It deserves to be. ...
Another year older and deeper in debt. Thanks, big government.
The Wall Street Journal writes about the latest trend of a lender offering vulnerable borrowers plenty of rope to hang themselves:"Some Americans caught in the weak job market are lining up for...
How the IRS has been made a more dangerous weapon
More than 140,000 Americans commented on the IRS' proposed rules that would allow it to go on targeting political groups based on their views. I was one of them. If my comments sound stern, it is...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Members Urge President Obama to Assist Peaceful, Democratic Transition in Ukraine
Warn of Russia’s “Provocative and Dangerous Tactics” that Undermine Ukraine’s Unity WASHINGTON -In a letter to President Barack Obama, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Bob Corker, R-Tenn.,...
Johnson Joins More Than 140,000 Against IRS Regulation Stifling Free Speech
Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, Senator Johnson urged the IRS to abandon a cynical, unconstitutional attempt to limit free speech by joining 140,000 Americans in submitting a comment to the IRS on a...
Johnson: No Surprise That Senate Democrats Will Not Produce a Budget
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following remarks after learning that once again, Senate Democrats will disregard their duty to produce a budget."It's not surprising that Harry Reid's...
De-escalate the IRS war on the First Amendment now
The IRS, which did not seem to find any lessons in its political targeting scandal last spring, is proposing new regulations to restrict political speech. I submitted comments, as did well over...