This wasn't a resolution to authorize operations in Libya but something far craftier — a resolution reaffirming Obama's own words from 2007 that "the President does not have power under the...
Johnson Statement on House Republican Budget Plan
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson made the following statement today after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released the House Republican 2012 Budget Plan: "I...
Congressional Quarterly: Libya Reactions Give Hints of Tea Party’s Foreign Policy Divisions
By Emily CadeiTea party-backed Republican freshmen in Congress are facing the first American military campaign initiated under their watch, and their reactions have varied dramatically.Many have...
The Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: ObamaCare and Carey’s Heart
By Ron JohnsonToday is the first anniversary of the greatest single assault on our freedom in my lifetime: the signing of ObamaCare. As we consider what this law may do to our country, I can't help...
Wall Street Journal: ObamaCare and Carey’s Heart
My daughter probably wouldn't have survived in a system where bureaucrats stifle innovation and ration care. Originally printed in the Wall Street Journal, March 23rd, 2011Today is the first...
The Hill: GOP senators push for Western Hemisphere trade deal
By Bernie BeckerA group of seven GOP senators is looking to add further pressure on the White House on trade, penning a letter asking President Obama to negotiate a free trade agreement that covers...
Politico: GOP senators threaten no vote on debt ceiling
By Shira ToeplitzTwenty-two Republicans senators are threatening to vote against raising the debt ceiling later this year unless the president concedes to cuts in Social Security, Medicare and...
The Washington Post: Sen. Ron Johnson denounces ‘mob rule’
By Jennifer RubinSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a former businessman and now a freshman senator, held a conference call Thursday afternoon with a small group of bloggers. For a freshman, he's entirely...
Smart Girl Politics: Senator Ron Johnson (WI): “Mob Rule and Thuggery is Not Democratic”
Today, Sen. Ron Johnson, a newly elected lawmaker from the state of Wisconsin, held a conference call with bloggers to discuss the recent spending votes in the Senate and the generally dismal fiscal...
Talk Radio News: Senate Republicans: No More Funding For NPR
Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wrote to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), requesting his help in their effort to...