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...
Senator Johnson Comments on the Continuing Resolution
Senator Ron Johnson today made the following statement regarding HR 1, the House-passed Continuing Resolution:"I support the House version of the Continuing Resolution, which cuts 61 billion dollars...
Senator Johnson Comments on Intention to ‘Hold’ Unconstitutional and Fiscally Irresponsible Bills
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) commented today on his commitment to withhold ‘unanimous consent' for Senate consideration of bills that fail to meet certain criteria. Johnson said:"This year, we...
Plastics Today: Mr. Johnson, plastics processor, goes to Washington
By Clare GoldsberryIn the November 2010 midterm elections, Ron Johnson, owner and president of Pacur Inc. and a Republican politician, beat out Wisconsin's three-term Democratic senator, Russ...
The Hill: Republican Senators vow to hold up bills that contain new spending, programs
By Vicki NeedhamEight Republican senators vowed on Thursday to hold up bills that contain new spending and funding for duplicate federal programs. Sens. Tom Coburn (Okla.), John McCain (Ariz.),...
Senator Johnson Comments on Passage of Two-Week Continuing Resolution
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) today commented on the Senate vote to pass a two-week continuing resolution funding measure, which cuts $4 billion from 2011 spending:"It is a shame we are having to deal...
National Review: Brothers in Arms
By Robert CostaIn late February, Rep. Paul Ryan, the rangy Republican who chairs the House Budget Committee, addressed a group of businessmen in a ballroom overlooking frozen Lake Monona. Down the...