The so-called supercommittee to reduce the federal deficit has turned out not to be so super, after announcing this week a failure to meet a deadline to cut $1.2 trillion from the budget over the...
Lakeland Times: U.S. national debt tops $15 trillion, but you ain’t seen nothing yet
The U.S. national debt topped $15 trillion for the first time last week, prompting an outcry from Republican lawmakers and underscoring the perilous financial state the nation is in. Not only is the...
Rivertowns.net: ‘Super-Committee’ stumble no surprise to state bankers
At least some financial experts were not surprised that the congressional "Super-Committee" could not meet Monday's deadline to strike a deal on cutting the national debt. It was blamed for a...
WBAY: Debt Supercommittee Fails
Gridlock turns to failure as the bipartisan committee charged with cutting more than a trillion dollars from the nation's budget over the next decade says an agreement won't be reached.The collapse...
620 WTMJ News Radio: Wisconsin lawmakers release statements on failed deficit agreement
The bipartisan leadership of a special congressional deficit supercommittee has officially announced that the panel has failed to reach an agreement.Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and Republican Rep....
Johnson Comments on ‘Supercommittee’ Failure to Reach Deficit Reduction Agreement
Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following statement today upon learning that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, the ‘supercommittee,' failed to reached a deficit...
The Daily Caller: Wisconsin freshman senator: We need more ‘citizen legislators’
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says he wants to see more people like him elected to Congress — Americans who have spent their lives in business, not in politics.Johnson, who had never...
Johnson Encourages LaHood, Salazar to Support St. Croix Bridge Project
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and encouraged them to support construction of a new bridge to...
Statement by Senator Ron Johnson Regarding Debt Milestone
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following statement regarding the news that the federal government has incurred $15 trillion in debt:"Today, the federal government exceeded...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Reduce spending to rein in debt
Originally printed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 15th, 2011The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction faces a reporting deadline of Nov. 23. However, the United States will reach...