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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 3, 2015 | Press Releases, Veterans
Washington – The Senate on Tuesday passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, a bill that improves mental health care and suicide prevention resources for veterans. The bill requires outside evaluations of suicide prevention programs at...