Democrats Called This DangerousThis week, I held an oversight hearing to examine irregularities in the 2020 election.Democrats called it dangerous. I say it was absolutely necessary.The fact that...
Johnson Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the following Friday regarding his vote on the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act:"This defense bill is riddled with problematic policies...
Johnson, Wisconsin Delegation Get Two Wisconsin Post Offices Renamed After WWII & Korean War Heroes
OSHKOSH — Bipartisan bills introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to rename the post offices in Port Washington and Tomahawk passed the...
Media Suppression and Corruption Hearing
Investigative Journalists, Former FBI TestifyThis week, I held a hearing looking at misconduct of the FBI and Department of Justice and suppression of the media during the Crossfire Hurricane...
Johnson Presses USTR Regarding Tariff Exclusion Extension Requests
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-1) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding the Section 301 tariff exclusion process as...
Whistleblower Hotline
Viral TweetAs chairman of the U.S. Senate committee with legislative jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service and general oversight jurisdiction over the federal workforce, I have a...
Senators Ask Google CEO to Explain Apparent Election-Related Disparities
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a nonpartisan study raised questions about...
Johnson Statement on Gray Wolf Delisting, Management Returning to States
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the following upon news that the Trump administration is delisting the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the lower 48 states...
Johnson Presses Tech CEOs on Inherent Bias, Impact on American Politics
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday pressed the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google on bias in selective enforcement of their...
Johnson Statement on Economic Development Administration Grants for Southwestern Wisconsin
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the following after the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded two grants to help reduce flooding impact in...