Washington - The Senate Budget Committee approved three proposals from Sen. Ron Johnson, all of them winning support from minority members as well as the entire Republican majority. One...
Senate Budget Committee Unanimously Adopts the “Johnson Budget Window”
Washington -- The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday unanimously adopted the "Johnson budget window" - a 30-year calculation of projected federal revenue, spending and deficits, in addition to the...
Senators Initiate Regulatory Improvement Effort
Washington — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member, Sen. James Lankford...
Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson
"Securing the Southwest Border: Perspectives from Beyond the Beltway"As prepared for delivery:Good morning and welcome.Today's hearing is the first, of many, dedicated to securing our borders. ...
Johnson Announces Staff Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson announced Tuesdsay that his staff will be available for mobile office hours as listed below. These office hours allow constituents to meet with the senator's staff to...
Johnson Participates in Business Coalition Telephone Town Hall
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) talked with more than 2,300 Wisconsin business owners on Friday about health care, taxes, regulation and legal reform as part of a telephone town hall...
Chairman Johnson Reacts to Latest Secret Service Incident
Washington -Senator Ron Johnson, (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, made these comments about allegations that two senior Secret Service...
Johnson Applauds Passage of Resolution Honoring Boris Nemtsov
"Boris Nemtsov was a true hero and leader. His murder was a tragedy not just for his family and friends but for his country and the world."Washington - Senator Johnson released this statement...
Senator Johnson to Host Town Hall Meetings in Osseo and Wautoma
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson will continue his Wisconsin Supper Club Tour by hosting town hall meetings in Osseo and Wautoma this Saturday, March 14. Senator Johnson will take questions from the...
Sen. Johnson to Host Town Hall Meeting in Osseo
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson will host a town hall meeting in Osseo this Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. CT. Sen. Johnson will take questions from the audience during the meeting.When: ...
Johnson Announces Staff Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson announced Monday that his staff will be available for mobile office hours as listed below. These office hours allow constituents to meet with the senator's staff to...
Johnson Comments on GAO Report on Poor-Performing Federal Employees: “The federal government cannot use tax dollars effectively if it does not hire, train and keep effective supervisors.”
WASHINGTON - Today, the Government Accountability Office reported on poor-performing federal employees. The GAO found that it can take six months to a year to dismiss a poor-performing...
Inspector General Report Finds Millions of Errors in Social Security Administration List of Card Holders: Six and a Half Million Individuals Listed as Alive But Older Than 112 Years
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called attention to a new Social Security...
Chairman Johnson Holds European Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON — Expert witnesses told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation on Wednesday about aggression by...
Chairman Moves Nine Bipartisan Bills out of Committee
WASHINGTON — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced nine bills Wednesday, including S. 579, the Inspector General Empowerment Act, a bill to amend the Inspector...
Johnson Announces Staff Mobile Office Hours
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson announced Monday that his staff will be available for mobile office hours as listed below. These office hours allow constituents to meet with the senator's staff to...
Senators Introduce Resolution Honoring Nemtsov, Calling for Action
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of 15 Senate cosponsors called Monday for strong action after the murder of Russian opposition leader...
Johnson Comments on DHS Funding Vote
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) made these remarks after the Senate voted to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security:"As chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and...
Johnson Encourages Members of Both Parties to Attend PM Netanyahu’s Remarks
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, made these remarks today encouraging members of Congress to attend Prime Minister...
Johnson, Grassley Seek Information from 72 Offices of the Inspector General on Open and Unimplemented Recommendations, Agency Attempts to Interfere with Independence
WASHINGTON—Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter Friday to 72 agencies' office of...