Op-Eds and Blogs

In the News: Blog 08/5/2015
What is the DRIVE Act? And why should Wisconsinites care that it has passed the Senate?
A long-term, bipartisan highway bill, known as the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE), passed the U.S. Senate last week by a vote of 65-34, with Senator Johnson's support. The bill reauthorizes our country’s surface transportation and road safety programs for six years. Why is the DRIVE Act such a big deal? This is the longest multi-year highway funding measure to pass the Senate in a decade. Not since 2005 has the Senate been able to agree on a long-term bill. In fact, since 2009, Congress has passed more than 30 patches and shorter-term extensions to keep the funding flowing so that infrastructure projects can continue.
In the News: Blog 07/14/2015
‘Affordable’ Care Act turns out not to be very affordable at all
The name of Obamacare’s enacting law, the Affordable Care Act, is looking more than ever like a case of consumer fraud. Insurers offering coverage on its government-run “exchanges” are asking regulators for double-digit premium increases.
In the News: Blog 06/26/2015
Ron in Dairyland
In the News: Blog 06/22/2015
Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care
Thank you for wanting to learn more about Senator Johnson’s bill to help America transition past the poorly written and disastrously implemented Affordable Care Act. Senator Johnson’s proposed Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act would prevent a crisis in the event the Supreme Court in the King vs. Burwell case reads the Affordable Care Act the way Congress wrote it.
Op-eds 05/29/2015
My plan would protect patients
Op-eds 05/22/2015
The Wall Street Journal: In Search of an ObamaCare Breakout
In the News: Blog 05/21/2015
Veterans Cemetery Ceremonies in Wisconsin
In the News: Blog 04/16/2015
IRS: Yes, we misled you, but you have to pay us back anyway – with interest.
On tax deadline day, April 15, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified before my committee about the IRS’ implementation of Obamacare. The IRS, probably the most feared civilian agency of the federal government, plays a central role in enforcing Obamacare’s individual mandate and in reconciling its subsidies. So, as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I felt Koskinen (right) needed to hear what Americans have experienced.
Op-eds 04/14/2015
Wall Street Journal: A Make-or-Break ObamaCare Moment
Op-eds 03/11/2015
The Hill: Government must encourage cyber threat information sharing to combat hacking