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...
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...