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Republican from Wisconsin
Ron Johnson is a Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin. A businessman and accountant, Johnson defeated Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin in the November 2010 election.
Recent statements involving Ron Johnson
"President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since he’s taken office -- while we’ve lost 2 million jobs."
"The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent."
For the first time in U.S. history, a personal inaction will be deemed unlawful -- not purchasing a health-insurance plan
Says Russ Feingold voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants
"There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Recent stories featuring Ron Johnson
Looking back at trues and falses in debt ceiling debate:
The debt ceiling debate appears to be slouching toward a conclusion -- at least for now. We look back at some of the fact-checks that PolitiFact and its state affiliates have done on the issue.
Shacking up: Social Security & Ponzi schemes:
In the past few months, PolitiFact has explored claims likening Social Security to a Ponzi scheme. Strong reader interest in our look at the topic — 100-plus comments on the PolitiFact Facebook page — reminds us that Social Security draws heat.
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