As Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, my committee uncovered more evidence revealing yet another instance of the Biden administration’s failure to take immediate action to warn the public about a serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse event.

I just released nearly 2,000 pages of records from the Department of Health and Human Services showing the Biden administration’s failure to immediately warn the public about a serious safety concern linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 booster that they discovered as early as Nov. 2022.

Here is a clip from a Jan. 2023 HHS “communications plan” with edits from Biden officials downplaying the significance of the ischemic stroke safety signal.

Rather than immediately issue a formal warning to the public, documents show that in Dec. 2022, the Biden White House and HHS pushed to “increase uptake of the booster” for people 65 years and older.

READ: Sen. Johnson's Letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 

READ: The Epoch Times "Biden White House Edited Messaging on Strokes After COVID-19 Vaccination"

MORE HEALTH NEWS

• On March 23, I gave opening remarks (pictured above) for Aaron Siri who spoke at the Trump Kennedy Center. I told the crowd I believe Siri is the most consequential lawyer of my lifetime for the work he has done on behalf of the vaccine injured. Watch my remarks here. 

• On March 19, I testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions about two pieces of legislation near and dear to my heart. Enhancing Right to Try and Right To Treat would put doctors at the top of the treatment pyramid and give patients more flexibility and autonomy. 

Status Quo is Not Working 

We can’t even fund the very agency designed to protect our homeland during a war with Iran. That’s why I support ending the 60-vote threshold and eliminating the filibuster.

I've written two op-eds published in the past couple weeks about why Senate rules need to change. 

• Read more in the Wall Street Journal and Daily Wire. 
• Or, the Op-Ed page of my website. 

Social Security: Facts & Path Forward

The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on March 25 entitled "Social Security: A Discussion on the Facts and the Path Forward." 

It's important to lay out the grim facts about Social Security and how it has been grossly mismanaged. We have to be honest with the American people. 

Watch my remarks here. 

Clips You Need to See

When I arrived in the United States Senate in 2011, the Republican Leader would often paraphrase George Washington who referred to the Senate as the saucer beneath a cup of tea. Just like a saucer cools the tea, the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body” was uniquely designed to cool the political passions of the time.

From the viewpoint of a limited government conservative, slowing down the passage of legislation that generally tends to grow government and reduce our freedom, the saucer analogy seemed very appealing. But now that I’ve served within this highly partisan and dysfunctional body for 15 years, I would say a better analogy is the Senate is more like the plaque clogging an artery leading to a heart attack.

Prior to 1917, when Senate Rule 22 was passed establishing the cloture vote, there was no formal way of ending debate — a filibuster — in the Senate. Because unlimited debate was the tradition of the Senate, cloture was invoked only five times in the first approximately 50 years of its existence. That’s because the cloture vote was intended to end a debate that two-thirds (now three-fifths) of senators believed had gone on too long. For example, a cloture vote succeeded in ending debate on the Civil Rights Act but only after a 57-day filibuster — 57 days of debate. It was never intended to prevent all debate, however, that is exactly how it is now being used.

Rather than requiring a simple majority to get on a bill and start debate, now a supermajority of 60 votes is routinely required. This is a huge difference. Ideally, a bill addressing an important issue would be put on the floor and then further honed through a process of discussion and the adoption of amendments. Prior to 1917, as long as any Senator wanted to keep talking or offering motions and amendments (engaged in a filibuster), the question was not called.

Eventually, exhaustion set in and the Senate moved to vote on final passage — with a simple majority required for passage. This was how a deliberative body actually lived up to its name.

Now, instead of reserving the cloture vote for the very end of an extended filibuster as a last resort measure to end debate and vote on passage, the minority uses it at the very start of the process to prevent even getting on a bill, thereby blocking all debate. The resulting record of failure speaks for itself.

Total federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion. Since I entered Congress in 2011, we should have passed 180 appropriations bills prior to the start of the fiscal year they were funding. We have passed a whopping total of six on time. That’s a 96.7% failure rate. Because of that dysfunction, we have had five shutdowns, had to rely on 57 continuing resolutions to fund government on an interim basis, and increased or suspended the debt ceiling 12 times to allow the government to incur an additional $24 trillion in debt. We had a record 42-day shutdown at the start of this fiscal year, and now Democrats are holding TSA and other DHS employees hostage over their quest to defund ICE and CBP.

Both sides want to maintain the 60-vote cloture threshold to block each other’s legislative agenda when they are in the minority. But after Democrats fell only two votes short of ending the filibuster in 2022, the odds are extremely high that they will end it as soon as they regain the majority and it’s advantageous for them to do so. The Republican conference is divided between those of us who believe Democrats will end the filibuster and are therefore willing to beat them to the punch, and those who think we should risk waiting, hoping Democrats will preserve the filibuster. There are good faith arguments supporting both positions.

In light of the profound dysfunction described above, I’m not sure how things could get much worse by ending the filibuster. The status quo certainly isn’t working. I think it’s obvious things must change — we need a paradigm shift.

If the filibuster does end, we all might be surprised to find senators attempting to find common ground on more issues to help ensure bills pass with bipartisan support, thereby reducing the chance of being overturned when the other side regains power. At this point, I’m willing to make that change.

Sen. Ron Johnson represents Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate and is serving his third term. He serves as Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and is a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Budget, Finance, and Aging committees.

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing yet another instance of the Biden administration’s failure to take immediate action to warn the public about a serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse event.

In the letter, Chairman Johnson described how as early as Nov. 2022, vaccine safety surveillance systems, run by Biden health officials, began detecting statistically significant safety signals for ischemic stroke among individuals age 65 and older following receipt of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent booster.

Rather than immediately issue a formal warning to the public, documents show that in Dec. 2022, the Biden White House and HHS pushed to “increase uptake of the booster” for people 65 years and older.

The following month, in Jan. 2023, a draft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “communications plan,” which included edits from the Biden White House, appeared to underscore the Biden administration’s continued desire to “increase uptake of the booster.” Specifically, edits made to the plan downplayed the significance of the safety signal, changing a sentence that stated that the “signal is moderately elevated” to the “signal is slightly elevated.”

That same month, even as a safety surveillance system continued to detect a statistically significant safety signal for ischemic stroke, Biden health officials posted on FDA’s website that “no change is recommended in COVID-19 vaccination practice.” 

However, even though Biden health officials continued to tell the public the vaccine was safe, behind closed doors, they initiated multiple studies and statistical analyses — including a so-called “Stroke Project” — to investigate the validity of their assertion. These investigations continued through at least Sept. 2025. 

“I am sharing my preliminary findings to provide HHS and the public with even more evidence of the Biden administration’s unsupported and unyielding devotion to a harmful vaccine at the expense of the public’s health,” Chairman Johnson wrote.  

The letter is part of Chairman Johnson’s ongoing investigative efforts to expose the Biden administration’s failure to warn the public about the adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.

The chairman included in the letter several requests for additional information about the detection of ischemic stroke following the booster noting, “the full extent of HHS’s awareness of the ischemic stroke safety signal remains incomplete and key records are still missing.”

In conjunction with the letter to HHS, which includes preliminary findings, Chairman Johnson released nearly 2,000 pages of relevant HHS records available below. In addition to documents showing the detection of ischemic stroke following receipt of the Pfizer bivalent booster, the records released also contain internal communications between Biden health officials acknowledging significant statistical limitations in their ability to detect safety signals through their data analyses – called empirical Bayesian data mining.

Full text of the letter can be found here.

Read more about the chairman’s letter in The Epoch Times.

The relevant HHS records released by Chairman Johnson, which at the request of HHS contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information, are linked below: 

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“At a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It’s the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power,” the senator wrote.

The full op-ed can be found here and excerpts are below.

“The U.S. Senate is broken. That U.S. federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion is only the most obvious evidence proving this point. Since I entered Congress in 2011, we should have passed 180 appropriations bills before the start of the fiscal year they were funding. We've passed only six on time. That's a 96.7% failure rate.

“Owing to that dysfunction, in the past 15 years we've had five shutdowns, relied on 57 continuing resolutions to fund government on an interim basis, and increased or suspended the debt ceiling a dozen times, allowing the federal government to incur an additional $24 trillion in debt. Despite this record of failure, for some inexplicable reason many of my Republican colleagues believe that maintaining the 60-vote threshold required to end a filibuster is crucial to the future of our republic.

“I'll admit that the 60-vote cloture threshold has prevented many bad bills from becoming law, and that without it bad bills would become law more easily. But it also prevents good bills from getting passed.

…

“Lawmakers routinely use the cloture vote today to snuff out discussion and thoughtful consideration of proposed amendments to legislation being debated. The result is a charade in which both sides agree to a set number of amendments that will be voted on that are guaranteed to fail, protecting the original text of the legislation from alteration.

…

“Such are the convoluted rules of the Senate. Senators will vociferously defend them by invoking the tradition and uniqueness of the Senate. I don't share their reverence for the institution, nor does most of the public. And it is public opinion that will eventually end the filibuster.

…

“At a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should immediately debate and vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It's the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power.”

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The U.S. Senate is broken. That U.S. federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion is only the most obvious evidence proving this point. Since I entered Congress in 2011, we should have passed 180 appropriations bills before the start of the fiscal year they were funding. We’ve passed only six on time. That’s a 96.7% failure rate.

Owing to that dysfunction, in the past 15 years we’ve had five shutdowns, relied on 57 continuing resolutions to fund government on an interim basis, and increased or suspended the debt ceiling a dozen times, allowing the federal government to incur an additional $24 trillion in debt. Despite this record of failure, for some inexplicable reason many of my Republican colleagues believe that maintaining the 60-vote threshold required to end a filibuster is crucial to the future of our republic.

When I arrived in Congress in 2011, America’s debt and deficit was THE major topic of discussion. Our nation’s total debt was $14.7 trillion and 96% of GDP. Soon it will hit and surpass $39 trillion and 124% of GDP. Within 10 years it will almost certainly exceed $60 trillion.

When I entered Congress, although both sides claim to be concerned about our dire fiscal situation, neither side has demonstrated a genuine desire to seriously address it. Now, $24 trillion in added debt later, it’s barely mentioned, and most members of congress, the administration, and the public seem content to continue whistling past the graveyard. 

On March 11, I held my first hearing as chairman of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth.

We need to take a green-eyeshade, accountant’s approach to discipline government spending and return it to a reasonable pre-pandemic level. Neither Republicans nor Democrats have been genuinely serious about addressing this problem. I’m dead serious about it.

I want to thank our witnesses for their testimony that describes our growing fiscal situation in all its gory detail. The first step in solving a problem is admitting we have one.

If we ever are willing to collectively take that first step, the next step is property defining it. A financial problem lends itself to charts and graphs. The written testimony is chalked full of some very good ones that I highly recommend people study.

Learn More

• Here are a few charts I have developed over the years that help describe the challenges we face.

• X Post:  Witness Maya MacGuineas explains, right now we spend $6 on seniors for every $1 on kids under 18. When Social Security began, seniors were the poorest — today children are. To add insult to injury, we have mortgaged their future with $39 trillion in debt and growing. It is immoral what we are doing to our children and grandchildren.

Right to Try 

I'm launching an investigation into why the FDA is denying access to a drug that has been helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy for years. 

Several families of loved ones with Duchenne traveled to Washington, D.C. to join me for this press conference. They are begging the FDA to approve the drug ataluren. 

They are flighting to maintain access to this existing treatment which has delayed symptoms and helped some patients with Duchenne live into their 30's. 

I championed Right To Try, which became law in 2018, to give people with life-threatening conditions the right to access drugs that have completed Phase 1 FDA oversight, but don't have full approval.

WATCH: March 10 Press Conference “Duchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment”

Around Capitol Hill

I had an excellent meeting with Senator Markwayne Mullin about his vision for the future of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. I look forward to supporting his nomination.

Official U.S. Senate photo by John Shinkle

Congratulations to the 2026 Wisconsin delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program. I met Nina Bhattacharjee of Neenah (left) and Anna Gallardo-Ibarra of Sturgeon Bay (right) at the annual Senate Reception on March 11. They both spent the week in Washington seeing their government in action. 

The U.S. Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service. Learn more and apply for next year. 

Also on Capitol Hill from Wisconsin, I met with a group of students from Parker High School in Janesville. Teacher Stan Milam brought his ten Washington Seminar Students to my office for a Q&A. Thanks for stopping by!

ICYMI Interviews

On March 13, I appeared on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to talk about Iran, the SAVE America Act, and ending the Senate filibuster. 

I was interviewed on the March 5 edition of The MAHA Podcast. We discuss the assault on scientific research, COVID injections, and how the public needs to demand better and healthier products. Consumers need to be the primary driving force for the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement. 

X Post: "We need to restore integrity to scientific research." 

“It is bizarre that the Eastern District Court writes that they view Brad Schimel as performing well as an interim U.S. attorney but then declines to appoint him for the duration of the vacancy — especially when they are fully aware that Senate Democrats are obstructing the nomination and confirmation of U.S. attorneys throughout the country.

“I am obviously disappointed in their decision. I encourage Attorney General Pam Bondi to utilize available authorities to keep Brad in charge of the U.S. attorney’s office. 

“I will also work with Sen. Baldwin to reconvene the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission. Last year, the commission failed to produce recommendations for Wisconsin’s U.S. attorney offices because some commissioners refused to evaluate certain applicants based solely on their qualifications. 

“I urge the commissioners not to inject partisan politics into their important work.”

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WHAT: “Duchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment”

WHO: Senator Ron Johnson, Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and families

WHEN: Tuesday March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET

WHERE: Senate Swamp

WATCH: Tune in live on X @SenRonJohnson and Rumble.

NOTE: Credentialed media may RSVP to press@ronjohnson.senate.gov to attend.

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, the national debt, military spending, government shutdowns, the SAVE America Act, the filibuster, and Republican priorities. The senator praised the President’s address, calling it “an inspirational speech celebrating America and its heroes.”

“I thought the crowning moment really was when President Trump just asked Democrats, would you reaffirm that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens? And I could not believe Democrats didn't stand for that,” Sen. Johnson said.

“Democrats create these enormous messes and rather than, you know, lend a hand, and try and help solve these problems, no, they train activists. They encourage their supporters to go and obstruct justice, putting them in harm's way. They get a couple of martyrs, and then they use that with, you know, the backing of the legacy media. So it would be nice if we had Democrats who are willing to acknowledge the fact that their Obamacare is a disaster, that they created this devaluation of the dollar that's making things unaffordable, that they opened the border, but we do not have partners. So that's why it takes very strong leadership and that’s what President Trump was providing,” Sen. Johnson continued.

“I, for one, like a president who’s optimistic, who celebrates America and Americans, and that was a very optimistic speech right there. Don't you want a president with a vision to make the country even greater? I mean, this is a great country, 250 years. It can be even better. That's the kind of leadership we want. That's the kind of leadership President Trump is providing,” Sen. Johnson concluded.

Watch the full video here. 

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Americans don’t want their legitimate votes canceled out by fraudulent ones. Across the political spectrum, people need to feel confident that our elections are legitimate, regardless of the outcome. The SAVE America Act will boost confidence by requiring proof of citizenship to register and a photo ID to vote.

I had a great meeting with President Trump, Senator Rick Scott, and Senator Mike Lee in the Oval Office. We all agree 100% with President Trump on this issue and are working to get this passed in the Senate. 

If we don’t secure our elections by requiring voter ID and allowing only U.S. citizens to vote, we won’t have a country. Republicans in Congress must pull out all stops to pass the SAVE America Act!

Investigating Minnesota 

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held an Oversight Hearing on immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

During my questioning of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, he admitted to knowing about the training of radical left agitators that impede law enforcement and put themselves in harm's way. As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, he should prosecute obstruction of justice, not encourage and enable it.

As a reminder, here’s a video of AG Ellison encouraging protesters that their “sacrifice is important” and that they will win because people “are putting their bodies on the line.” He, and other Democrat leaders, encouraged their trained activists to put themselves into harm's way. As a result, they got their martyrs. And now he smirks about it.

WATCH: Entire exchange between Sen. Johnson and Minnesota AG Ellison

LISTEN: The Clay & Buck Show —> Senator Ron Johnson Talks Fiery ICE Hearing, the SAVE Act and Much More

Minnesota Fraud Investigation

As Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, we are investigating fraud in Minnesota and demanding an audit and inspection records from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. This after public reporting, including a YouTube video by Nick Shirley, that highlighted potentially $111 million in improper payments and fraud at child care centers across Minnesota.

Given the pervasiveness of fraud, it is past time for Minnesota to answer for its apparent failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars.

READ: New York Post —> Sen. Ron Johnson demands Minnesota fraud oversight records: ‘Public deserves to know the extent’

Wisconsin Manufacturing 

It was great to see so many Wisconsin manufacturing leaders in Washington, DC.

On February 11, I spoke at the Wisconsin Manufacturing & Commerce breakfast, one of many events the group attended during the week.

We discussed tariffs, energy policy, and immigration. It is my ongoing priority to work toward a more efficient and fiscally responsible government that allows the free market to thrive and Wisconsin businesses succeed. 

Joseph Project Milwaukee

Congratulations to the February class (Class #178) of Joseph Project graduates in Milwaukee. My staff and volunteers work with people every month who are ready to find success through work. After a week-long job preparation curriculum, these graduates are given the opportunity to interview with employers who are ready to hire. 

Telephone Town Hall

On Tuesday, February 10, I held my 137th telephone town hall. We call out randomly to over 80,000 Wisconsinites and thousands more listen online and on social media.

If you want to listen to my latest town hall, the questions/topics covered are time coded for your convenience. I hope you find it informative!

137th Telephone Town Hall — February 10, 2026

12:14   137th Telephone Town Hall begins
14:00   Reporter question from Eau Claire:  What is your position on DHS funding?
16:23   Online question from Appleton: Will Congress pass the SAVE Act?
18:14   Madison caller: Explain your comments on the Minnesota/ICE situation.
21:40   Dodgeville caller: What can be done to reinstate the talking filibuster?
24:26   Walworth caller: How can we stop using taxpayer money to fund NGOs?
27:23   Appleton caller: Disturbed by behavior of ICE.
31:02   Hudson caller: Thank you for supporting ICE and the SAVE Act. What can be done about radical judges and the filibuster?
33:31   Madison caller: My healthcare is too expensive. Where is the Republican plan to help America?
37:15   Milwaukee caller: Can we fix healthcare before the midterms?
40:50   Milwaukee caller: Explain how the SAVE Act would affect Wisconsin?
45:11   Oshkosh caller: When will all the Epstein files be released?
49:25   Tomah caller: Epstein case and why is the Republican party fractured?
55:02   Madison caller: Is election integrity an issue? Why do we need voter ID?
57:16   Waukesha caller: What is your proposal for immigration reform?
1:01:53  La Crosse caller: Why should I like Donald Trump?
1:04:55  Milwaukee caller: You can’t criticize Obamacare without having a plan.
1:09:42  Closing remarks

Signup for the next Telephone Town Hall here.

The letter follows recent public reporting on fraud in Minnesota, including a YouTube video by Nick Shirley that highlighted potentially $111 million in improper payments and fraud at child care centers across Minnesota and raised serious questions about whether existing oversight mechanisms at DHS were sufficient to detect and prevent fraud.

“At the very least, routine DHS oversight should have identified obvious program-integrity red flags at child care centers receiving unusually large payments relative to their licensed capacity,” Chairman Johnson wrote.

In the letter, the chairman enclosed a list of over 70 examples of child care businesses in Minnesota that received over $1 million in annual payments from the state in 2024. He demanded audit and inspection records connected to those entities.

“Given the pervasiveness of fraud in your state, it is past time for Minnesota to answer for its apparent failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars,” Chairman Johnson stated. 

Read more about the chairman’s letter in the New York Post.

The full text of the letter can be found here.

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DC OSP provides scholarships for low-income families in the District for their children to attend a private school in the District. DC OSP is a monumental success, demonstrated by students’ graduation rates, post-secondary success, parental satisfaction, and the annual demand from District parents.

“The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has helped thousands of students from low-income households attain a graduation rate significantly higher than comparable students. The fact that twice as many children apply for the program than can be accommodated shows how important choice in education is for families. Permanently authorizing the program would continue to allow families access to a better future and the ability to choose the best type of education for their children,” Sen. Johnson said.

“The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has a track record of delivering real results for students, especially those from low-income households,” said Sen. Tim Scott. “Permanently authorizing the SOAR Act ensures scholarships through this proven program remain available, protects families’ freedom to choose, and keeps opportunity within reach for the students who need it most.” 

Full text of the legislation can be found here.

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WHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from three witnesses.

WHEN: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342

WATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson’s X account, Rumble, and the Subcommittee’s website.

WITNESSES:

• Patrick Butler
  • Fire Chief and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach Fire Department  
• Rick Crawford
  • Former Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department
• Spencer Hawkins
  • Government Affairs Committee Chair, International Association of Emergency Managers

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These subpoenas will ensure that the companies will provide full and complete responses to the chairmen’s ongoing requests for information relating to Jack Smith’s efforts to acquire phone records from law abiding U.S. citizens, including Members of Congress.

“Over the last year, Chairman Grassley and I identified hundreds of individuals and entities that Jack Smith swept into his massive partisan dragnet, including Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and elected officials. In response to these subpoenas, I expect the telecom companies to identify even more people Jack Smith ruthlessly targeted as he weaponized the federal justice system against law-abiding patriots,” Chairman Johnson stated.

The subpoenas follow the chairmen’s extensive oversight of the Biden administration’s efforts to cripple President Trump and his allies. Last year, Chairmen Johnson and Grassley revealed that the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) subpoenaed phone records belonging to at least 13 Members of Congress. Through whistleblower disclosures, the chairmen released records showing that over 400 Republican organizations and individuals were targeted as part of “Arctic Frost.”

The subpoenas issued on Jan. 13, 2026 are below:

1. AT&T
2. Verizon
3. Lumen

 Read more about the chairman’s subpoenas in Just The News.

Learn more about Sen. Johnson’s Arctic Frost oversight:

• November 12, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas
• October 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose “Arctic Frost” Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans
• October 14, 2025: Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith
• October 10, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration’s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress
• May 5, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Request Biden White House and NARA Records on Politically-Motivated Investigations into President Trump
• April 9, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation
• March 14, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation
• January 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case

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WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. requesting records indicating that at least 10 children died “after and because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination.”  

The requested records are connected to a Nov. 28, 2025 memo reportedly written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, the Chief Medical Officer and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the memo, Dr. Prasad stated, “[f]or the first time, the US FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children.”

“The memo outlined the Biden Administration’s failure to fully investigate the safety of the vaccines, including the risks of myocarditis,” Chairman Johnson wrote.

“Although Dr. Prasad’s leaked memo did receive some limited media coverage, it did not receive anywhere near the attention it should have. As a result, the American public remains largely unaware of what should be a blockbuster revelation. Hopefully, the documents HHS will provide in response to this oversight request will garner the public attention they deserve,” Chairman Johnson concluded. 

In addition to requesting documents linked to Dr. Prasad’s memo, the chairman also reiterated his outstanding requests for information relating to the Biden Administration’s last-minute four-year extension of liability protections for COVID-19 vaccines. 

Chairman Johnson asked Secretary Kennedy to explain “what steps HHS has taken to examine whether the existing liability shield for COVID-19 vaccines should remain in place.”

Read more about the chairman’s letter in The Daily Caller. 

Full text of the letter can be found here. 

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“I championed Right to Try to give those with terminal or rare diseases hope and the freedom to try experimental drugs and therapies. I am grateful to Secretary Kennedy and to all those advocating for early screening of rare diseases to give families the chance to act when treatment can be most effective,” Sen. Johnson said.

“[This] wouldn’t have happened without you, Mr. Secretary, and the people that work with you tirelessly to do what’s right. God bless you and thank you,” Sen. Johnson concluded.

Sen. Johnson’s full remarks can be found here.

Sen. Johnson’s history of work with Right to Try can be found here.

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Chairman Johnson wrote, “because of his role as the president’s attorney [Mr. Troupis’] life has been upended by unceasing political persecutions currently led by Wisconsin’s attorney general.” 

According to recently unsealed court documents, Mr. Troupis’ attorneys allege that the judge overseeing Mr. Troupis’ case, John Hyland, may have had retired Judge Frank Remington, who is “not a fan” of Mr. Troupis, write the order denying the motions to dismiss. A forensic linguistic expert reportedly confirmed that it was “highly likely” that Judge Remington wrote the order even though it was signed by Judge Hyland. Mr. Troupis’ legal team requested for the case to be heard by another judge in another Wisconsin county “where Troupis did not serve as a judge” in order to “ensure the appearance of impropriety does not haunt the rest of this case.” Judge Hyland denied this request on Dec. 9, 2025.

“It is difficult to understand how Judge Hyland can make an impartial decision about [Troupis’ attorneys’] allegations when he is directly implicated,” the chairman wrote.

Chairman Johnson called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review Judge Troupis’ case “to determine whether any wrongdoing has occurred.”

The letter to DOJ can be found here.

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Christopher Briggs shared the story of his daughter with leukemia, showing how President Obama’s repeated assurance that “if you like your health plan, you can keep it,” turned out to be a lie.

Nick Stehle told the story of his severely autistic son and explained how Medicaid expansion’s able-bodied adults are first in line for home health care, with his son on a ten-year waiting list.

Joel White outlined the massive consolidation in health care since Obamacare, which has weakened competition and driven prices up.

Tarren Bragdon discussed the massive Medicaid fraud recently uncovered in Minnesota and the GAO investigation showing how easy it is to defraud Obamacare.  

Clips of the witnesses’ testimonies can be found here.

Read Chairman Johnson’s opening statement here.

Watch the full hearing here.

“I'm trying to show my Senate colleagues how you go through the problem-solving process. We had an earlier hearing, it was titled “Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare,” which would really take the first step in solving the problem, which is admitting you have one. Now, the problem we have is that Democrats are literally not admitting they have a problem,” Sen. Johnson continued. “This hearing is really all about the next step: you have to properly define the problem, and you have to establish principles on how you're going to solve that problem.”

“I'm willing to help people, but I'm not willing to perpetuate $20 to $30 billion per year in fraud and just look the other way,” Sen. Johnson concluded. 

Watch the full video here. 

WHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from six witnesses.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342

WATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson’s X account, Rumble, and Subcommittee’s website.

WITNESSES:

• Christopher Briggs
  • Victim of Obamacare
• Nick Stehle
  • Victim of Obamacare
• Joel White
  • President, Council for Affordable Health Coverage
• Tarren Bragdon
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Government Accountability
• Dan Jacobs
  • Small Business Owner and ACA Marketplace Enrollee
• Aaron Lehman
  • Farmer and ACA Marketplace Enrollee

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