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3 Jun, 9 tweets, 3 min read
THREAD: Ron Johnson is set to take center stage today at the Milwaukee Press Club. It’s easy to focus on his extremist conspiracy theories, but let’s use this moment to look at his legislative record. TLDR: he’s continuously failed Wisconsinites when it mattered the most. 1/
Last week, Johnson led the charge to obstruct the passage of the U.S. Innovation & Competition Act which would provide investments in tech jobs for education & training for workers, hold the Chinese gov't accountable for cyber attacks, & reduce U.S. economic dependence on China.
If Johnson succeeded in killing the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, he could cost Wisconsin BILLIONS of dollars in future economic growth. He’s trying to kill investment in tomorrow’s high-wage, high-tech jobs. jsonline.com/story/money/bu…
And of course, Johnson stalled & then voted against POTUS’ American Rescue Plan—which helped get shots into arms & money into pockets, supported WI small businesses, & ensured our communities have the resources they need to recover from this pandemic. wsaw.com/2021/03/06/wis…
Johnson tried to torpedo enhanced unemployment benefits for Wisconsin families struggling to pay their rent and cover their health care bills. Why? Because he was concerned that wages were rising too fast.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
With Biden as president, Johnson is in full obstruction mode. But under Trump, he cast the deciding vote on the GOP’s 2017 tax bill—which provided nearly $2 TRILLION in tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and giant corporations.
And Ron Johnson even fought to amend the bill to include a special tax break that benefitted himself. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/o…
And, when it comes to health care, Johnson has repeatedly tried to strip coverage from hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites and take away critical protections for the nearly 2 million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions.
To recap: Ron Johnson likes tax cuts for the rich (including himself), and opposes help for everyone else. He’s proven time and time again that he will put his own self-serving agenda ahead of the people of Wisconsin. Help us end his political career.
mobilize.us/wisdems/event/…

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30 May
Ron Johnson and 34 other Republicans blocked the bipartisan 1/6 commission. Make this backfire. Let’s supercharge the @WisDems end of month fundraising drive. Goal: 195 new monthly donors in the next 35 hours. Can you sign up? 1/
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The GOP’s desperation to cover up the crimes of January 6 comes from knowledge of complicity. They can’t bear the re-airing of the truth: how so many Republicans fanned the conspiracy theories that led to the deadly insurrection.
Another reason Ron Johnson doesn’t want an investigative commission: it would torpedo the obvious misinformation he himself has been pushing ever since. Here he is on Fox News saying “Even calling it an insurrection, it wasn’t! … By and large it was peaceful protest…”
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28 May
EVENT! Wisconsin will be the epicenter of national politics in the ‘22 elections—and we’ll be ready. Chip in any amount to join me, @TeamPelosi, @chuckschumer, and @harrisonjaime for a can’t-miss strategy session on June 6—details here & below: wisdems.org/win2022
Wisconsin is on a perpetual knife’s edge. We’re the only state in the country that’s had under 1% margins in 4 of the last 6 presidential elections. Our great Governor, Tony Evers, won by 1.1% in '18. Our awful Senator, Ron Johnson, is the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate.
In the House, we’re home to one of the seven Congressional districts in the nation where Trump won but a Democrat took the House seat. Republicans only need five of them to get a majority. So winning downballot in Wisconsin is critical too!
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25 May
BREAKING: Republicans in Wisconsin began the legislative special session called by @GovEvers to expand Medicaid… and then ended it after 40 seconds without even holding a vote. Here’s what they refused to fund in their own districts: 🧵
Accepting federal funding for Medicaid expansion—called BadgerCare in WI—would bring $1.6 billion to our state. That would go directly into funding projects benefitting Wisconsinites across the state, *including in Republican state legislative districts.*
These economic development projects include a slew of proposals that Republicans have specifically urged. So let’s make it crystal clear to voters that their own Republican legislators are blocking funds that would benefit their communities.
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24 May
THREAD: @GovEvers has called our GOP-led state legislature into special session tomorrow to accept the federal dollars that come with BadgerCare/Medicaid expansion. This *should* be the world’s biggest no-brainer. But here’s what Robin Vos & the GOP have been saying…
First, quickly, some background: right now, the federal gov’t reimburses Wisconsin for 60% of the cost of Medicaid, which covers ~975k Wisconsinites. If we agree to accept it, that reimbursement would jump to 90% and make another ~90k folks eligible.
The math works out to $1.6 billion in federal dollars coming into our state, in “exchange” for agreeing to expand the population eligible for Medicaid insurance by about 10%. It’s a gigantic win-win. By comparison: state funding for the UW system = $1.2bn/year.
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19 May
GOP House leaders are opposing the bipartisan Jan 6 commission. Why? Partly because they’re afraid it’ll show how GOP politicians who fanned conspiracy theories helped inspire the violent insurrection. Politicians like Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin.
axios.com/kevin-mccarthy…
Van Orden, the Republican who is now taking a second shot at unseating Congressman Ron Kind, wants to shed all responsibility for what happened on 1/6. But facts are stubborn things. He was at the so-called “Stop the Steal” rally. No hiding from the truth.
In November, responding to the election, Derrick Van Orden instructed Republicans to “hold fast,” because there was so much “anecdotal evidence of voter fraud.”
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13 May
ANNOUNCEMENT: You can now officially sign up for the 2021 WisDems State Convention! The theme of this year’s convention is “Badger Bounceback,” and registration is free. Sign up to join us: wisdems.org/registerforcon…
Why “Badger Bounceback”? Because we’re inspired by @GovEvers’ Badger Bounceback agenda! It’s a bold, bipartisan plan to help Wisconsin bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic—and build back even better. Learn more: wisdems.org/the-badger-bou…
WisDems state conventions are major moments for our party. This year, you’ll hear from @GovEvers, @TammyBaldwin, and other special guests to be announced, as well as from state party leaders and elected public servants.
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