Just one day after Wisconsin's Ron Johnson proposed a failed amendment to separate the Senate's version of the farm bill into two separate measures--one for agricultural related policies and the...
Senator Johnson Comments on Senate Vote on S. 3240
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today issued the following statement regarding the Senate vote on S. 3240:"The 2012 Food Stamp bill - more commonly known as the ‘2012 Farm Bill' -...
The Daily Caller: Sen. Johnson moves to isolate food stamp spending from farm bill
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has introduced a motion to send the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act back to committee and divide it into two separate bills to be considered in two...
Johnson to Obama: “Don’t Kill These 200,000 Jobs.”
Johnson Votes to Block New Regulation that Increases Electric Rates Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing the...
Johnson Pushes for Honest Spending Debate
Offers Motion to Recommit on Farm Bill Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) has introduced a motion to split S. 3240 - the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act - into two separate bills,...
Roll Call: School Vouchers Fight Crosses Party Lines
Senate Democrats on the Appropriations Committee broke with the Obama administration today to provide additional funding for a controversial school voucher program in the District of...
Johnson Announces Staff Mobile Office Hours
Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) announced today that his staff would be available for mobile office hours at the dates and locations listed below. These office hours allow...
Johnson Offers Amendments to Help Job Creators; Tackle Wasteful Government Spending
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday in the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Ron Johnson (WI) offered several amendments to legislation funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,...
The Hill: Senate Democrats beat back attempts to defund healthcare reform
Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday beat back attempts by Republicans to use the 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services bill to defund President Obama's healthcare reform....
Appropriations Committee Rejects D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Funding
Washington, D.C. - After subjecting the Appropriations Committee to a lecture regarding a lack of bipartisanship in the Senate, Senator Dick Durbin (IL) proved who is truly partisan by failing to...