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Johnson on Trump assassination attempt: Lack of transparency is 'unacceptable'
After an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa. earlier this month, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) contacted federal law enforcement authorities to request investigative materials – and when that request went unheeded – the senator issued a 13-page report on his preliminary findings and said “the lack of transparency from federal entities...is unacceptable.”
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Wisconsin gas prices rise 15 cents in one week, Barrasso says lasting solution is 'unleashing American energy production, not draining our own emergency supply'
The minor relief from sky-high pump prices was short-lived, especially in the West and in the state of Wisconsin where gas prices have completely soared in the last week.
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Barnes opposes abortion bans: 'We must act now'
A new Trafalgar Group survey finds that a majority of voters stand in support of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s new bill that would effectively ban abortions beyond the 15-week period of pregnancy, excluding cases of rape, incest or threatening the life of the mother.
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Marinella on Barnes' support for Inflation Reduction Act: 'Just another tax and spend politician'
The Democrats' climate and health care bill, titled the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," passed the Senate this weekend on a 51-50 vote. Contrary to what the bill's name implies, basic economics suggests that the increased $443 billion in government spending will actually worsen the country's inflation problem. U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin supports the bill.
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Crapo on Democrats' minimum tax proposal: 'This is a domestic manufacturing tax, plain and simple'
During a time when manufacturers are already struggling with an impending recession amid inflation and supply-chain disruptions, they are about to overwhelmingly be hit the hardest by the Left's book minimum tax proposal, according to new analysis results from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT).
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New study: 52% of Americans fear for their safety on a daily basis
A recent survey conducted by OnePoll finds that more Americans face growing concerns about crime, with more than half of them admitting that they feel concerned for their personal safety every day.
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'Inflationary pressures' and 'budget squeezes' debated as Biden energy policy comes under scrutiny
Energy prices are surging in Wisconsin as the Biden Administration continues to limit domestic energy production.
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McConnell blames Biden for high Wisconsin prices: 'Food, gas and housing costs are crushing families'
With gas prices still on the rise across much of the country, a new Gasoline Misery Index report pegs the average cost increase for Wisconsin residents this year at $607.
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Johnson: McConnell’s comments don’t reflect the majority of GOP
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has said that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “scathing” comments about former President Donald Trump should not be linked with the viewpoint of the majority of Republicans.
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Johnson accuses Democrats of a double standard
Ahead of Tuesday's bipartisan hearing on the Capitol riot, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is calling out Democrats for what he sees as a double standard.
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Johnson says the impeachment trial distracts people from questioning security measures during the Capitol riot
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) believes that former President Trump’s impeachment trial is a strategy to distract people from questioning the security measures during the Capitol attack.
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Johnson says social media is continuing its censorship of conservatives
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said social media censorship is getting worse.
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Johnson kicks off Senate committee hearings on election integrity
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) spoke out about irregularities in the 2020 election during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today