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Ron Johnson Has Had A Record Of Legislating In Lockstep With Koch-Backed Concerned Women For
America, Against The Interests Of Women
Washington Post: Concerned Women For America Has Been Part Of “A Political Network Spearheaded By
Conservative Billionaires Charles And David Koch.” According to the Washington Post, “The political network
spearheaded by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch has expanded into a far-reaching operation of unrivaled
complexity, built around a maze of groups that cloaks its donors, according to an analysis of new tax returns and other
documents. The filings show that the network of politically active nonprofit groups backed by the Kochs and fellow donors in
the 2012 elections financially outpaced other independent groups on the right and, on its own, matched the long-established
national coalition of labor unions that serves as one of the biggest sources of support for Democrats. […] Other groups in the
network included […] Concerned Women for America, a conservative Christian women’s activist group that ran a get-out-thevote
effort aimed at young women; […].” [Washington Post, 1/5/14]
Concerned Women For America Awarded Ron Johnson An “A” Rating For His Legislative Record
2011 - 2012: Sen. Johnson Had A 94% Score From Concerned Women For America For The 112 Congress. [CWA
Scorecard, Accessed 1/26/15]
• Sen. Johnson Voted With Concerned Women For America Against The Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act. According to Concerned Women for America’s Senate Scorecard, Senator Ron Johnson voted
with Concerned Women for America to oppose the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in 2012. [CWA
Scorecard, Accessed 1/26/15]
• Sen. Johnson Voted With Concerned Women For America To “Defund” And “Repeal ObamaCare.”
According to Concerned Women for America’s Senate Scorecard, Senator Ron Johnson voted with Concerned
Women for America to “defund” and “repeal ObamaCare” in 2011. [CWA Scorecard, Accessed 1/26/15]
• Sen. Johnson Voted With Concerned Women For The “Respect For Rights Of Conscience Amendment” To
the Affordable Care Act. According to Concerned Women for America’s Senate Scorecard, Senator Ron Johnson
voted with Concerned Women for America for the “Respect for Rights of Conscience Amendment” to the
Affordable Care Act. [CWA Scorecard, Accessed 1/26/15]
• Sen. Johnson Voted With Concerned Women For America To Defund Planned Parenthood. According to
Concerned Women for America’s Senate Scorecard, Senator Ron Johnson voted with Concerned Women for
America to “defund Planned Parenthood” in 2011. [CWA Scorecard, Accessed 1/26/15]
Johnson Also Voted With The CWA Against The Paycheck Fairness Act
Johnson Voted With Concerned Women For America Against The Paycheck Fairness Act. According to Concerned
Women for America, In April 2014, Johnson voted with CWA, who opposed a: “Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting
debate) on the Reid, D-Nev., motion to proceed to the bill that would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps
between men and women with similar qualifications and in similar jobs have a business justification. It would prohibit
employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information and authorize the Labor secretary to seek
additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action. The bill also would require the Labor Department
to provide training and collect wage information.” [Concerned Women for America, 4/9/14; CQ, 4/9/14; S. 2199, Vote 103,
4/9/14]
To Learn More About Concerned Women For America, Read Bridge Project And NARAL's Report “Kochcerned Women For
America”
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