By Alex Lasry This week we saw how dangerous the Republican agenda is for the future of our country. After years of warnings that reproductive rights were under assault due to Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s packing of the United States Supreme Court with ultra-conservative judicial activists, the leaked draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade […]
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Everyday Wisconsinites Shouldn’t Have to Pick Up the Tab For Ron Johnson’s Tax Handouts
By Debra Dassow I’ve spent 36 years as a public school teacher because it was one way of giving back to my community. I will never forget the thrill of getting the phone call telling me I was hired. I began my career, making $8,700 a year. I thought I was rich! When I chose […]
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12 Years After ACA, Johnson Is Still Attacking My Health Care
By Julie Buckholt This week marks the 12 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and it couldn’t be more important to me and my family. Twenty-nine years ago, my entire life changed when I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune disease that impacts my ability to control my voluntary muscles. When I was […]
Alex Lasry Blasts Sen. Ron Johnson For ‘Failing To Deliver for Wisconsin Families’ In New Ad
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Alex Lasry’s campaign for U.S. Senate released a new television ad this week hitting Sen. Ron Johnson for what Lasry called his continued failure to deliver for Wisconsin families. He cited Johnson’s refusal to fight to bring jobs back to Wisconsin and his support of the new Republican plan to phase […]
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Ron Johnson Is Trying to Kill Obamacare, Again
By Alex Lasry This week, Sen. Ron Johnson announced that if the GOP takes back control of Congress this fall, it would prioritize repealing Obamacare. In the aftermath of an unprecedented pandemic, Johnson’s priority is taking away people’s health care. How is it possible that Johnson believes this is good for the people of Wisconsin? […]
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Why Building the Next Generation of USPS Vehicles in Wisconsin Matters
By Alex Lasry This Saturday, I attended a rally in Oshkosh in support of the next generation of United States Postal Service delivery vehicles being built union-made in Wisconsin. The Oshkosh Corporation competed and won the contract due to the exceptional work done by their union workers in Oshkosh. Shortly after the contract was awarded, […]
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Ron Johnson Believes We Have Too Many Jobs in Wisconsin
By Alex Lasry This week, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson once again refused to stand up for Wisconsin workers, this time by saying he thinks 1,000 good paying union jobs should go to South Carolina instead of Wisconsin. If that wasn’t enough, Johnson then went on to say he thinks that we already have too many […]
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Booed at Juneteenth
By Milwaukee Courier Staff Last weekend’s celebration of Juneteenth in Milwaukee was quite a sight to see. It was the 50th anniversary of one the nation’s longest running Juneteenth celebrations and it was the first time that the event commemorated a federal holiday. This was especially gratifying after the years of work to see this […]
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‘We’re done’: Democratic Party of Wisconsin Is Over Sen. Ron Johnson
By Felesia Martin Vice Chair Democratic Party of Wisconsin The fact that Ron Johnson thought the African American community would forgive everything he did to prevent Juneteenth from becoming a national holiday show just how out of touch he is. We know his disdain for us runs far deeper than just trying to block Juneteenth, […]
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Another ‘No’ from Ron Johnson
By Alex Lasry I do not need to waste your time outlining every racist, insensitive and out-of-touch thing Sen. Ron Johnson has said and done recently. We already know all of this. What I do want to focus on is Johnson’s affinity for the word “no” when it comes to desperately needed legislation. Johnson recently […]