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In the News: Blog 01/22/2013
Superior Telegram: Senator Johnson favors short debt ceiling postponement
Congressional Republicans are indicating they may favor a short term solution to the nation's debt ceiling. Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson says a temporary deal could buy the nation time, and allow for debate on a long term agreement, but the issue is still highly partisan. The nation hit its debt limit on New Year's Eve. In order to pay its creditors, the Treasury Department is borrowing from Social Security and federal pension funds. Meeting with reporters in Green Bay, first term senator Ron Johnson , R-Wis., says he supports a short-term agreement.
In the News: Blog 01/21/2013
Green Bay Press Gazette: Johnson sees small deals for budget, deficit issues
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson anticipates the approach to dealing with the nation’s financial problems will continue to be a series of small deals instead of a grand bargain. “I’d like to do it with a grand bargain, with a large deal that we actually solve the financial situation in this country. I don’t see the desire on the other side of the aisle there to actually do that,” the Oshkosh Republican said Friday after a presentation at a Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce board meeting. Johnson’s day included visits to a handful of Northeastern Wisconsin businesses, where he planned to talk more about the budget, deficits and legislative deadlines.
In the News: Blog 01/14/2013
New Richmond News: Senator’s staff holds ‘mobile office hours’
Scott Bolstad, regional director for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) held “mobile office hours” in Somerset on Jan. 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Jan. 4. “Sen. Johnson has permanent offices in Milwaukee and Oshkosh, but he also wanted to make his office more readily available to constituents outside those cities,” said Melinda Schnell, Johnson’s communications advisor. Johnson’s staff visits each county at least once each quarter, Schnell said.
In the News: Blog 01/6/2013
Daily Caller: Sen. Ron Johnson on federal budgets: ‘I’m happy to start cutting agencies’
As the debate over raising the country’s debt ceiling starts to heat up, Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is calling for new budget cuts in all federal agencies as a way to rein in spending. “I’m happy to start cutting agencies,” Johnson said in a phone interview with The Daily Caller last week. “I think pretty much across the board is how you do it,” the Republican lawmaker said. “I truly believe that any of these agencies could easily withstand a 10 or 20 percent across the board cut and still be able to perform their function.” Johnson said that “an awful lot of these” agencies “probably have a harmful effect on the economy anyways, so I don’t necessarily want to maintain their function.”
In the News: Blog 01/4/2013
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Senators wager on Packers, Vikings
In the News: Blog 01/4/2013
Sawyer County Record: Johnson, Baldwin bet on Packers-Vikings game
Washington, D.C. – Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin (WI) today announced a friendly wager with Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar (MN) on the outcome of this Saturday’s Packers-Vikings playoff game. “Wisconsin is known for its fine cheeses and other dairy products, but our state produces many great beers as well,” Johnson said. “Senator Baldwin and I are proud to offer a selection of microbrews and traditional labels against the best that Minnesota has to offer.” “This has been an exciting week,” Baldwin commented, ”but it’s only going to get better when the Packers beat the Vikings and put an end to this trash talking from my Minnesota colleagues.”
In the News: Blog 01/3/2013
News Talk 1360: U.S. Senator Ron Johnson announces committee assignments
In the News: Blog 01/3/2013
WXOW: Sen. Johnson to be on budget, commerce committees
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has been named to Senate committees dealing with the budget, foreign relations and small business. Johnson came to Congress in 2010 after running on his credentials as a small-business man. The Republican and fiscal conservative ran a plastics-packaging company in Oshkosh. He'll share two committee assignments with his new Wisconsin colleague, incoming Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Both will be on the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the News: Blog 01/3/2013
La Crosse Tribune: Sen. Johnson to be on budget, commerce committees
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has been named to Senate committees dealing with the budget, foreign relations and small business. Johnson came to Congress in 2010 after running on his credentials as a small-business man. The Republican and fiscal conservative ran a plastics-packaging company in Oshkosh. He'll share two committee assignments with his new Wisconsin colleague, incoming Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Both will be on the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the News: Blog 11/17/2012
Green Bay Press Gazette: Sen. Ron Johnson says he won't support tax increases in a fiscal cliff deal
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh says he will not support increasing taxes to avoid heading over the fiscal cliff. President Barack Obama and congressional leaders met Friday to discuss the pending fiscal crisis, and both sides say they’re confident they’ll reach an agreement before the end of the year. Johnson said he supports raising revenue, but only through economic growth. “(I don’t support) punishing success by increasing tax rates,” Johnson said. “It won’t work, it’s counterproductive. It’s not even close to fixing the problem. I do not know that of a tax increase that helps grow the economy or create a job.”