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Ron Johnson

Dec 18, 2018

Wisconsin senator: GOP won’t eliminate coverage guarantee

The federal guarantee of health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions is too politically popular to be eliminated, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said on Tuesday.

Jan 31, 2017

Sen. Johnson says he doesn’t want next US Supreme Court ‘judge to evolve’

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he is not looking for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee whose approach to the law has changed over time.

Mar 24, 2016

Johnson defends decision to block Obama court nominee

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is defending his decision to block President Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, saying doing so protects Second Amendment gun rights.

Mar 3, 2016

View from around the state: Sen. Johnson should break ranks on court nominee

As Senate Republicans stand in an unbroken line of opposition to even the thought of considering a nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is standing right there with them.

Feb 24, 2016

Johnson says it’s reasonable not to act on Obama nominee

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday that he thinks it's "eminently reasonable" to have the next president and Senate decide who will serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, which puts him at odds with his Democratic opponent, Russ Feingold.

May 17, 2015

Johnson accuses Baldwin of violating agreement on judges

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin violated a bipartisan agreement over the process for filling a longtime vacancy on a federal appeals court.

Apr 14, 2015

Court upholds dismissal of Sen. Johnson’s health care suit (UPDATE)

A judge properly dismissed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's lawsuit challenging federal rules requiring congressional members be offered heavily subsidized health insurance through exchanges, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Jan 21, 2015

7th Circuit hears senator’s health care challenge

Arguments before an appeals court on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's challenge of the federal health care overhaul have focused on whether a disputed rule harmed the Wisconsin Republican.

Aug 4, 2014

US senator to appeal Obamacare lawsuit

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he plans to appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit challenging rules that call for congressional members and their employees to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small-business exchanges.

Jul 22, 2014

Judge tosses senator’s health care suit

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. senator's lawsuit challenging a requirement that congressional members and their staffs to obtain government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges, saying the senator had no grounds to sue.

Jul 7, 2014

Judge hears arguments in Obamacare lawsuit (UPDATE)

A Wisconsin senator on Monday argued that his lawsuit challenging rules under which congressional members and their employees can seek government-subsidized health insurance through small-business exchanges should be allowed to move forward.

May 14, 2014

Sen. Johnson to use campaign money for legal bills

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he'll use campaign money to pay for his legal challenge to a part of the federal health care overhaul law that pays health care costs for congressional members and their staff.

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