August 10, 2020 On June 4, 2020, the Senate committee I chair granted me the authority to issue subpoenas for records and testimony to certain agencies and individuals relating to the FBI's...
Johnson Introduces Bill to Ensure Assistance for Businesses in Need, Transparency in PPP Loans
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Paycheck Protection Program Integrity Act this week, legislation to ensure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are forgiven for...
Johnson, Lee Ask Google for Answers About Political Bias on Platform
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai Thursday asking for answers regarding alleged...
Johnson Discusses Coronavirus Relief on Squawk Box
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" Thursday to discuss ongoing coronavirus relief negotiations and the importance of Americans getting back to work.Excerpts...
What we actually told NBC News before they trotted out a Democrat group’s smear
What we actually told NBC News before they trotted out a Democrat group's smearAn NBC News reporter, Heidi Przybyla, was used as a conduit July 29 for a new Democrat attack on Sen. Ron Johnson after...
Johnson Op-Ed: No More Blank Checks From Congress for Coronavirus
As seen in the Wall Street Journal.No More Blank Checks From Congress for CoronavirusBy U.S. Sen. Ron JohnsonA near-record 158.8 million Americans were employed in February, according to the Bureau...
No More Blank Checks From Congress for Coronavirus
Originally published here by the Wall Street Journal on July 23, 2020.A near-record 158.8 million Americans were employed in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then the...
Johnson halts attempt to give federal employees another paid day off at $6 billion cost
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson stopped an effort to burden American taxpayers Wednesday with the cost of an additional paid holiday for federal employees — at a cost that by some estimates would...
Johnson Introduces Bill to Help Businesses Restore Capital, Give Employees Stake in Business Success
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Temporary Federal ESOP Grant Program Act...
Paid Days Off for Federal Workers
Honoring a Port Washington WWII HeroProud to announce I'm introducing legislation to rename the post office in Port Washington after World War II veteran Joe Demler. He worked there nearly...