During the shutdown in October , the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, , just hours before the debt ceiling deadline.
The bill to reopen the government, H. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.
Johnson voted with the Republican Party against the bill. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, , with a vote of 39 - The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted.
It would also require miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines. Johnson voted against S. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, , with a vote of 78 - The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons.
All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans. Johnson voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and , while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, Johnson was one of the 47 who signed the letter.
No Democrats signed it. The letter caused backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress. According to the LCV president, Gene Karpinski, "The American people are tired of Washington politicians ignoring basic scientific facts and standing in the way of action on climate change. They are an extreme left group on an environmental jihad. On May 4, , the day after Trump became the presumptive GOP nominee, Brian Reisinger, a spokesman for Johnson's re-election campaign, said, "As Ron has repeatedly said for months, he intends to support the Republican nominee, but he's focused on the concerns of Wisconsinites — not national political winds.
Ron Johnson Wisconsin endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Johnson criticized Obama saying he "backed America into a corner" and failed to lead on the situation in Syria in September Johnson said, "I am hoping that through these hearings, through this discussion with the American people, the president can make a strong case and that we can get America behind him and behind the actions that, quite honestly, nobody wants to take.
After voting "no" on the Senate resolution, Johnson said, "I'm highly concerned that the administration's action will be ineffective. And I think ineffective action would be actually worse than no action whatsoever. I really did not get any kind of comfort level that this administration has adequately planned for the repercussions of a strike against Syria. They may be able to provide me with that comfort over the next couple of days before we take the final vote.
But right now I simply did not have the information or the answers to the questions I needed to even allow me to consider voting yes on this resolution. Johnson acknowledged the challenges Republicans would face after the Affordable Care Act went into effect. We have to recognize that reality. We have to deal with the people that are currently covered under Obamacare. Johnson sued the Office of Personnel Management over the subsidies provided by the government for Congressional members and staffers.
The subsidies are meant to help offset the cost of their health insurance plans. Johnson sued on the grounds that these subsidies are not available to all people seeking insurance under the ACA.
In this case, members of Congress now are not being held to the letter of the law, and that creates an alienation. It creates a wedge between a member of Congress and their constituents. Jim Sensenbrenner commented on the lawsuit. Senator Johnson should spend his time legislating rather than litigating as our country is facing big problems that must be addressed by Congress — not the courts. All Republicans want to repeal Obamacare, but this politically motivated lawsuit only takes public attention away from how bad all of Obamacare really is and focuses it on a trivial issue.
Johnson responded to Sensenbrenner's comments. He said, "I have always respected Congressman Sensenbrenner, but I am disappointed and puzzled by his disagreement with me on an issue that all but two congressional Republicans including Congressman Sensenbrenner have voted in favor of — ending the special treatment for members of Congress and their staffs under Obamacare.
By no means do I believe this issue is trivial, or my lawsuit to overturn this injustice is frivolous. This is an issue of basic fairness that I believe is worth fighting for. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists were critical of President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question.
A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster—13 Republicans and one Democrat. Johnson was one of the 13 Republican senators who joined Paul in his filibuster. Thirty Republican senators did not support the filibuster. The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul , responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.
The answer to that is no. The race for Wisconsin's U. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
In a rematch of the election, Johnson topped Feingold for a second time to retain his Senate seat. Johnson, who trailed in the polls for most of the election, was able to tighten the race as Election Day neared by producing ads that showed his personal side.
According to The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel , Johnson and his brother Dean, a co-host and the executive producer of the PBS series "Hometime," "brainstormed ideas that would turn into personal and effective ads that showed Johnson in a favorable light. As the race grew tighter, Johnson was also able to attack Feingold in the final weeks of the election with the help of national Republicans who initially thought that the seat was a lost cause.
When asked about the last minute outside helped, Johnson said, "I wish I would have had the cavalry show up in June, July, August when Feingold was using his little moneymaking machine to out resource me. I guess, better late than never. Johnson, who defeated Feingold by three percentage points, said that he "was surprised" by his victory margin. In his victory speech, Johnson said, "I believe America has given us a chance, an opportunity to put this nation on the right path.
It's exactly what I intend to do. On November 2, , Ron Johnson won election to the U. Pagels, Jr. Write-in Republican and Michael D. LaForest Write-in Independent in the general election. The following issues were listed on Johnson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties.
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Johnson won re-election to the U. Senate in Senate winners in Johnson won election to the U. The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets. Johnson ranked as the 8th most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. Johnson received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry. From , The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Ron is getting real results for local families and Wisconsin communities. He also fought to help Wisconsin families bring home their children they adopted from war-torn Congo, is pushing for Right to Try legislation to get Washington out of the way of terminally ill patients who want to try life-saving drugs, and has been a major backer of legislation to help address our drug epidemic, in addition to his work to secure the border to stop the flow of drugs into the U.
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