Op-Eds and Blogs

Op-eds 06/26/2017
Where the Senate Health Care Bill Fails
In the News: Blog 03/9/2017
A Plan B for the GOP: Raise Warren Buffett’s Taxes
In the News: Blog 02/24/2017
Background on Cases of Voter Fraud
In the News: Blog 02/2/2017
Background on the National Security Council and the President’s recent moves
In the News: Blog 09/26/2016
Student Loan Assistance
Managing federal student loans can be overwhelming, but my office is here to help.
Op-eds 09/22/2016
Strong, committed leadership needed to destroy ISIS
In the News: Blog 09/12/2016
Staff Sgt. Matthew V. Thompson's 10 Rules to Live By
Op-eds 07/13/2016
Ron Johnson: Amendment aimed at curbing federal abuse of power
In the News: Blog 05/23/2016
The Joseph Project: Connecting People with Jobs
The Joseph Project - WI is an effort inspired by Robert L. Woodson Sr.’s book, “The Triumphs of Joseph,” about community-based initiatives. Churches host week-long class sessions to teach job-seekers the “soft skills” that help them in job interviews and in their beginning steps on the career ladder. Sen. Johnson has played a pivotal role alongside the church’s pastor, Jerome Smith, in facilitating the effort since it began in September 2015.
In the News: Blog 03/16/2016
Read all 30 chapters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership right here
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade deal involving the United States and 11 other countries, involving about 40% of the world’s markets. It’s meant to encourage trade, which is important for agricultural and manufacturing in Wisconsin, where we import and export in roughly equal measure and we rely on having the world’s markets open to our products. But is the TPP a good deal? That’s much more difficult to say. It’s more than 6,000 pages long and has 30 chapters before you reach the “annexes” and “related instruments.” You can read it all here.