Ron talked with hard-working folks being hurt by Obamacare
From the Chippewa Herald: Patsy Danovsky remembers when the Affordable Care Act became law, her cousin’s workplace dropped having insurance. Instead, the company told its employees to get insurance from the health care exchange, a part of what’s informally called Obamacare. Danovsky, who lives in a section of Eau Claire that’s within Chippewa County, said…
Ron’s record of getting things done for Wisconsin
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The committee chaired by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has held more than 100 hearings and round tables and gotten 28 bills through committee and signed into law, according to a report released Thursday. The 27-page report highlights the activities of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs during the 114th Congress….
The Joseph Project is “making a heck of an impact in the lives of people”
From Lake Geneva News: I previously wrote about the success of the Joseph Project in Milwaukee. This is a program, inspired by a book, “The Triumphs of Joseph” written by Robert L. Woodson Sr. It is a Christian initiative that puts men and women, with criminal backgrounds into careers. Sen. Ron Johnson’s involvement certainly has…
Ron talked with folks about local issues in Manitowoc
From the Manitowoc Herald Times: As part of his tour to fire up supporters prior to the Nov. 8 election, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson visited with Republican supporters Tuesday afternoon in Manitowoc. “We’re going to kind of finish out the day here just going to a bunch of GOP centers here and trying to fire up the grassroots…
Harry Reid puts partisan politics above helping terminally ill patients
From Donald Mihalek The Hill: Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did it again. He single handily blocked a bill from moving in the Senate. With a one page objection, the retiring senator kept terminally ill Americans from a step closer to having a right – a right to try. The senator’s reasons seemed right – he…
Jake Curtis wrote in the National Review that Ron “is a true citizen legislator”
From National Review: Anyone who has had the chance to listen to Johnson knows he is a serious legislator who grasps the perilous position the country is in. When he talks about the national debt, one gets the sense he is actually internalizing the rate at which it is in increasing every second. Many members…
Ron leads to bring resources to western Wisconsin for flood recovery
From the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram: All of Wisconsin’s members of Congress signed a joint letter Tuesday asking President Obama for the federal government’s potential help in efforts to recover from flood damage caused last month by major storms that swept through western Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker already has declared a state of emergency for 12…
Lane from Eau Claire lays out Ron’s record of accomplishments for Wisconsin
From the Eau Claire Leader Telegram: In a recent “It Seems to Me” article by a retired UW-Stout professor, he called Sen. Ron Johnson the following: a clown, an ethically and intellectually challenged senior senator, shameful, artfully sly, brazenly, of abnormal intelligence, a political hack and a strident anti-environment voice. He also said Johnson has…
Pastor Jerome Smith Sr.: “Ron supports our community”
From the Milwaukee Courier: It’s election season, and that means you’re hearing lots of things on TV and in our local community – not all of it true. Instead of spreading more of it or trying to have a debate, I’d like to offer something different. The truth. My name is Jerome Smith Sr. As…
Ron’s op-ed: Expand ‘right to try’ laws
From the Racine Journal Times: When the R.M.S. Titanic sunk over 100 years ago, more than 1,500 of the 2,224 souls aboard perished after the ship crashed into the iceberg. Forevermore, the ship’s name became synonymous with human tragedy of epic proportion. But the White Star Line’s track record — saving one in three passengers…