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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 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.”
In the News: Blog 11/17/2012
Door County Daily News: Sen. Johnson To Hold Staff Office Hours In Door, Kewaunee Counties
Sen. Ron Johnson has announced another round of mobile office hours where his staff will be available to meet with constituents. Two of the stops are in Door County and one is in Kewaunee County. The office hours allow constituents to meet with the Senator's staff to request assistance with a federal agency or to get help with other federal matters. Dates and locations are listed below.
In the News: Blog 11/11/2012
The Chippewa Herald: Johnson aides in Bloomer Tuesday
In the News: Blog 11/10/2012
The Weekly Standard: Senators Continue to Push for Information on the Benghazi Terror Attack
Six U.S. senators continue to push officials in the Obama administration for information related to the 9/11 Benghazi terror attack. In a statement released just before the weekend, Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, Rob Portman, Saxby Chambliss, and Ron Johnson, all Republicans, say Defense Secretary Leon Panetta isn’t revealing why there were not sufficient forces ready to protect endangered Americans.
In the News: Blog 11/1/2012
The Advance Titan: Ron Johnson speaks about state of the U.S.
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was brought to UW Oshkosh by the College Republicans on Oct. 30 to speak to students about the state of the nation and how changes need to be made. Johnson spoke about how he felt the federal government is bankrupting America and how citizens can stop it. Johnson also had slides and charts to aid his presentation.
In the News: Blog 11/1/2012
UPI: 4 senators hint Obama stonewalls on Libya
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Four Republican U.S. senators, in a letter to President Barack Obama, suggest he is trying to stonewall Congress and the public on the Benghazi, Libya, attack. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John McCain of Arizona, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in the letter they have failed to get answers from U.S. agencies about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate, Fox News reported Wednesday. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. nationals were killed in the attack.
In the News: Blog 10/31/2012
Fox News: Republican senators accuse Obama administration of 'stonewalling' on Benghazi
Four Republican senators accused President Obama on Wednesday of ignoring their repeated requests for information about the Libya terror attack, raising the question of whether the administration is “deliberately stonewalling” Congress. The senators, who have blasted out a series of inquiries to various agencies since the deadly Sept. 11 strike, said Wednesday that “we have failed to receive a single letter in response.”
In the News: Blog 10/31/2012
The Weekly Standard: Senators Again Urge Obama to Answer Key Questions about Benghazi Attack
Four senators sent a letter to the White House today, urging President Obama and his advisers to answer the growing list of questions about the 9/11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, which lawmakers have posed in writing to his administration over the last month. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), the authors of the letter, explain to the president: The American people deserve to know all the facts surrounding the terrorist attack in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, that resulted in the murder of four Americans—including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Unfortunately, you and your senior administration officials have not been forthcoming in providing answers to the many questions that have emerged.
Op-eds 10/31/2012
The Washington Times: Five unanswered questions about Benghazi attack
<b>Originally printed in The Washington Times, October 31st, 2012 </b> Nearly two months after the murder of four American citizens in Benghazi, Libya, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, there remain many more questions surrounding this tragedy than credible answers provided by the Obama administration. The American people want to know what happened on Sept. 11, 2012, and they deserve to hear an explanation directly from the president. Among the many questions that still need to be answered about the Benghazi attack, here are five of the most important ones.