by smw | Feb 6, 2015 | Press Releases, Regulations and Oversight
WASHINGTON – On Feb. 11, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will release an update to the High Risk List, an inventory of government operations vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement. GAO updates the High Risk List every two...
by smw | Feb 6, 2015 | Border Security, Immigration, National Security, Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) will travel to Corpus Christi, Hidalgo and McAllen, Texas this weekend to meet with ranchers, sheriffs and Border Patrol agents as a way of examining...
by smw | Feb 5, 2015 | Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Press Releases
Washington — Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced a resolution Thursday condemning the attacks by Russian-backed rebels on civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine, and calling on the president to provide effective aid to the government of...
by smw | Feb 5, 2015 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Washington – Sen. Ron Johnson questioned the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shaun Donovan, on Tuesday, Feb. 3 during a Senate Budget Committee hearing about the president’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposal.Sen. Johnson’s...
by smw | Feb 4, 2015 | Immigration, National Security, Press Releases
Washington — Chairman Ron Johnson held his second Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, titled “Deferred Action on Immigration: Implications and Unanswered Questions.””This hearing is really trying...