by smw | Jul 23, 2015 | Energy, National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday introduced legislation directing the federal government to prepare to protect critical infrastructure against threats of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) nuclear weapons and geomagnetic disturbances from solar...
by smw | Jul 22, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Press Releases
Washington – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced legislation, S.1826, to name the Fond du Lac post office for Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas.Lt. Col. Megellas served with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during World War II, participating...
by smw | Jul 22, 2015 | Defense and Military, National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday to end the restriction on service members carrying certain firearms on military installations.The bill, the Armed Forces...
by smw | Jul 22, 2015 | Health Care, Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined a bipartisan group of 49 of his fellow senators, led by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Wednesday in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell following the release of undercover video from the...
by smw | Jul 21, 2015 | Press Releases, Regulations and Oversight
WASHINGTON – Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Charles Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry...