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misguided position of restoring the solar power subsidies. Not only are the subsidies wrong because the funding comes from
higher energy rates, but the subsidies may actually be counter-productive to the solar industry.” [MacIver Institute, 8/22/13]
• The MacIver Institute Advocated That The Government “Eliminate” Solar Subsidies And “Allow The Free
Market To Work.” According to the MacIver Institute, “Here is another opportunity for the legislature to provide
guidance to the PSC. Government interference in the marketplace is causing undesired uncertainty. Eliminate the
subsidies, end the practice of rate payers subsidizing their neighbors’ solar panels, and allow the free market to work.
In the process, the legislature will reduce the indirect taxation on energy rate payers, lowering everyone’s utility bills.”
[MacIver Institute, 8/22/13]
Ron Johnson
THE KOCHS HAVE SPENT OVER $44 MILLION AND
COUNTING ON BEHALF OF THEIR WI PUPPET
CANDIDATES
RON JOHNSON CREDITED AFP WITH HIS DECISION TO RUN FOR SENATE
New York Times Political Correspondent Nicholas Confessore: Sen. Ron Johnson Credited Americans For
Prosperity With His Decision To Run For Senate. According to a blog post by New York Times Political Correspondent
Nicholas Confessore, “The reception, where Mr. Koch was honored with an award, marked the growing influence of the Tea
Party-linked group within a Republican Party that it has sought to prod to the right on spending and regulation. Several
Republican lawmakers close to Mr. Koch and his brother Charles attended, including Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who
credited the group [Americans for Prosperity] with his decision to run for Senate, and Senator John Boozman of Arkansas.”
[Nicholas Confessore - New York Times, 8/30/12]
• AFP’s Madison Tea Party Rally In 2010 “Helped Launch The Career Of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.” According
to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “AFP is an advocacy group founded by the conservative Koch brothers. The
group emerged as a key conservative player in Wisconsin in recent years with several high-profile events, including a
tea party rally in 2010 in Madison that helped launch the career of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).” [Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, 8/6/13]
Sen. Johnson Got Close To The Kochs And Showed His Gratitude By Becoming Their “Model Legislator”
Politico Reported That Sen. Ron Johnson Was Regarded As “Well-Liked By The Big-Spending Koch Brothers, Who
Are Sure To Support His Reelection.” According to Politico, “That said, [Sen. Ron] Johnson’s best asset is his ability to
self-fund a campaign. He’s also well-liked by the big-spending Koch brothers, who are sure to support his reelection. The wellhoned
political machine of newly reelected Republican Gov. Scott Walker could be a difference-maker too.” [Politico, 4/5/15]
Slate: Sen. Ron Johnson Got “Fairly Close To The Kochs, Dining With David Koch At The 2012 Republican
National Convention And Appearing At Their Donor Conferences.” According to Slate, “Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson
had actually gotten fairly close to the Kochs, dining with David Koch at the 2012 Republican National Convention and
appearing at their donor conferences.” [Slate, 6/2/14]
Sen. Johnson Was Described By A Koch Conference Attendee As Their “Model Legislator.” According to Politico,
“On the final full day of the seminar, I noticed Senator Johnson schmoozing two donors at a poolside cabana. I’d heard
someone who attended these seminars describe Johnson as the Kochs’ ‘model legislator.’” [Politico, 4/29/14]
Johnson Knows How Important Koch Backing Is So He Supports And Defends Them In Return
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