Lt. Col. Dan Zimmerman: Ron Johnson stands with Wisconsin veterans
From the Oshkosh Northwestern: As I reflected during Memorial Day on those who gave all to protect this great nation, I can’t help but feel sickened as many of our elected leaders consciously choose to ignore the threats we face today and shamelessly pay lip service to veterans struggling to survive after having valiantly battled…
Ron hears from former ISIS slave on the terror group’s brutal practices
Ron is committed to pushing for a strategy to destroy ISIS and, today, held a hearing on ISIS’s ideology. His committee heard from a former ISIS slave who warned the United States about how attacks like Orlando and San Bernardino will continue until the terror group is confronted. From Independent Journal: A former ISIS slave is issuing a warning to…
Ron talks about keeping local communities safe in Eau Claire
At a stop in Eau Claire, Ron talked with folks about how he’s working to keep local communities safe from Islamic terrorism. From the Eau Claire Leader Telegram: Rather than restrict gun sales to people on a so-called terror watch list in response to the June 12 deadly attack in Orlando, Fla., government should ramp…
Ron asks Facebook for information on Orlando shooter
Ron is working to keep local communities safe by asking Facebook for more information on the Orlando shooter. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: U.S. Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is asking Facebook to turn over material from five accounts used by Omar Mateen before and during his assault Sunday on a gay night…
Ron is working to keep Wisconsin and America safe by seeking answers on Orlando shooter
From Roll Call: The chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security committee wants to know what the security contractor who employed the shooter in Sunday’s terrorist mass shooting knew about him. Among the questions is whether the FBI notified G4S Secure Solutions of its past inquiries into Omar Mateen, the security guard whom authorities have identified…
Ron – ‘We must unite to defeat terrorism’s threat to our nation’s security’
From CBS Green Bay: Senator Ron Johnson, Chair of the Homeland Security Senate Committee, is responding to the Orlando shooting saying, “we must unite to defeat terrorism’s threat to our nation’s security.” He says his committee is working hard “to support the federal role in investigating this terror attack and protecting against further threats.” Local…
ICYMI: Ron Johnson Stands with Wisconsin Veterans
In case you missed it, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dan Zimmerman wrote an op-ed in the Oshkosh Northwestern praising Ron’s work to strengthen our national security, serve Wisconsin’s veterans, and hold the VA accountable after the tragedies at Tomah. You can read the op-ed here, or below: Lt. Col. Dan Zimmerman in Oshkosh Northwestern: Ron Johnson…
Ron fights to make Obama tell the truth about Gitmo
Ron is fighting to make the Obama administration be transparent with the American people about where it’s sending Guantanamo Bay detainees, and he opposes bringing them onto U.S. soil. From Newsmax: Concerned that President Barack Obama is releasing dangerous terrorists who will return to fight against the U.S. and its allies, a Republican senator has…
Ron works to hold TSA accountable on safety and efficiency
From Watchdog.org: MADISON, Wis. – Just what every angry air traveler waiting in a long line to be, scanned, frisked and fondled by a TSA agent wants: A warning that the lines could get longer. Senate committee members at a hearing Tuesday grilled federal Transportation Security Administration officials about long lines, frazzled travelers, and, above all,…
Ron’s first ad draws contrast between an Oshkosh manufacturer & a career politician
Ron launched his first TV ad yesterday, on his record as an Oshkosh manufacturer, and it’s a stark contrast to Senator Feingold’s as a career politician — as we already highlighted in our “Deficit of Trust” digital ad. The contrast is turning heads: From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Appearing on the factory floor of Pacur,…