{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"Senate\", party = \"Republican\" and state = \"WI\" sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/09/24/media-advisory-reminder-sen-johnson-to-lead-roundtable-discussion-covid-19-hospital-protocols-real-stories-from-real-people/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Reminder: Sen. Johnson to Lead Roundtable Discussion: \u201cCOVID-19 Hospital Protocols: Real Stories from Real People\u201d", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Monday, September 28, 2026, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will lead a roundtable discussion titled \u201cCOVID-19 Hospital Protocols: Real Stories from Real People.\u201d Sen. Johnson will be joined by patients, families, doctors, and nurses to discuss how hospitals failed to administer proper care and treatment to patients suffering from COVID-19 throughout the pandemic.\n\nPanelists will share firsthand accounts of mistreatment and other experiences they witnessed at hospitals across the country.\n\nSen. Johnson has held a series of public hearings and roundtables examining our federal health officials\u2019 flawed response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first event devoted entirely to what happened inside hospitals.\n\nWHEN: September 28, 2026, 1 p.m. ET\n\nWHO: Sen. Johnson, patients, families, doctors, and nurses\n\nWHERE: Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room 325.\n\nPlease note guests must enter through security at the Russell entrance at First St. & Constitution Ave. door or the Upper Delaware Ave. door (ADA). A map is linked here.\n\nLIVESTREAM: Rumble: @SenRonJohnson; X: @SenRonJohnson; Facebook: Senator Ron Johnson\n\nPRESS RSVP: Please RSVP by Friday, September 25 at 10 a.m. ET with name, outlet, email, and phone number to press@ronjohnson.senate.gov.\n\nRSVPs are strictly for press and media inquiries. Due to capacity restrictions, we cannot guarantee a seat to everyone who plans to attend. Seats will be on a first-come, first-served basis. An overflow room with the livestream will be available.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/09/16/media-advisory-sen-johnson-to-lead-roundtable-discussion-covid-19-hospital-protocols-real-stories-from-real-people/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Sen. Johnson to Lead Roundtable Discussion: \u201cCOVID-19 Hospital Protocols: Real Stories from Real People\u201d", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Monday, September 28, 2026, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will lead a roundtable discussion titled \u201cCOVID-19 Hospital Protocols: Real Stories from Real People.\u201d Sen. Johnson will be joined by patients, families, doctors, and nurses to discuss how hospitals failed to administer proper care and treatment to patients suffering from COVID-19 throughout the pandemic.\n\nPanelists will share firsthand accounts of mistreatment and other experiences they witnessed at hospitals across the country.\n\nSen. Johnson has held a series of public hearings and roundtables examining our federal health officials\u2019 flawed response to the COVID-19pandemic. This is the first event devoted entirely to what happened inside hospitals.\n\nA livestream of the event will be available.\n\nWHAT: A nonpartisan panel discussion about flawed hospital protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic\n\nWHEN: September 28, 2026, 1 p.m. ET\n\nWHO: Sen. Johnson, patients, families, doctors, and nurses\n\nWHERE: Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room 325\n\nPRESS RSVP: Please RSVP by Friday, September 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET with name, outlet, email, and phone number to press@ronjohnson.senate.gov.\n\nDue to capacity restrictions, we cannot guarantee a seat to everyone who plans to attend. An overflow room will be available. Additional updates will be provided on our website.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/16/senators-johnson-paul-release-additional-texts-from-dr-faucis-government-iphone/", "Senators Johnson, Paul Release Additional Texts from Dr. Fauci\u2019s Government iPhone", "2026-08-16", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "In Jan. 2021 Dr. Fauci told: \u201cInitial Studies avoid vaccination in first trimester\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released new text messages obtained from Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s government-issued cellphone which was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on August 5, 2026, in response to Chairman Johnson\u2019s request.\n\nThe text chain released today provides additional context to Dr. Fauci\u2019s message to Drs. Vivek Murthy and Rochelle Walensky expressing concerns about \u201ccytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose\u201d of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines \u201ctheoretically\u201d resulting in \u201cmiscarriage in the 1st trimester.\u201d According to the newly released January 25, 2021 text message, Dr. John Mascola, the then-Director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, texted Dr. Fauci writing \u201cI am corrected on pregnancy studies. Initial Studies avoid vaccination in first trimester due to possible fever and higher rates of miscarriage in first trimester[.]\u201d\n\nA key text in the chain from Dr. John Mascola to Dr. Fauci below:\n\nAbbreviated Timeline of Text Messages from Dr. Fauci\u2019s iPhone on Miscarriage Risk (New Text Message Highlighted)\n\nJanuary 25, 2021 at 4:31 pm: Dr. Vivek Murthy texts Drs. Fauci and Rochelle Walensky. Dr. Murthy writes \u201c[f]or pregnant women considering getting the vaccine, are you aware of any data or theoretical reason why vaccinating early vs late in pregnancy would be preferred?\u201d[1]\n\nJanuary 25, 2021 at 4:48 pm: Dr. Walensky responds to Dr. Murthy writing \u201cmy understanding is that this is all a [sic] data free.\u201d[2]\n\nJanuary 25, 2021 at 4:56 pm: Dr. Fauci responds to Dr. Murthy and writes \u201c[a]gree with Rochelle. There are no data or theoretical reason to believe that vaccinating early versus late in pregnancy would be preferred.\u201d[3]\n\nJanuary 25, 2021 at 5:47 pm: Dr. Fauci receives a text from Dr. John Mascola, the then-Director of the NIAID\u2019s Vaccine Research Center, who writes \u201cI am corrected on pregnancy studies. Initial Studies [sic] avoid vaccination in first trimester due to possible fever and higher rates of miscarriage in first trimester.\u201d[4]\n\nInformation from the iPhone indicates Dr. Fauci read Dr. Mascola\u2019s message at 6:42pm on January 25, 2021.[5]\n\nBased on the information reviewed by the Subcommittee to date, it is unclear why Dr. Mascola sends this message or what \u201cinitial studies\u201d he is referring to.\n\nChairman Johnson\u2019s office immediately emailed Dr. Mascola to understand what he was saying and what he meant in this specific text message. Unfortunately, the Subcommittee has not yet been able to speak with Dr. Mascola as he has retained an attorney. Chairman Johnson hopes that Dr. Mascola will fully cooperate with the Subcommittee and expeditiously provide the transparency that federal health officials, like Dr. Fauci, have failed to provide for years.\n\nJanuary 25, 2021 at 6:45 pm: Three minutes after reading Dr. Mascola\u2019s message, Dr. Fauci follows up again with Drs. Murthy and Walensky and writes, \u201cSince many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester.\u201d[6]\n\nDr. Walensky responds to Dr. Fauci\u2019s text writing \u201cDefinitely a good point, esp [sic] after dose two.\u201d[7]\n\nDr. Fauci also replied to Dr. Mascola\u2019s message writing \u201cThanks.\u201d[8]\n\nSimple questions for Dr. Mascola:\n\nWhat prompted your January 25, 2021 text to Dr. Fauci?\n\nWhat pregnancy studies were you referring to?\n\nIn what way were you \u201ccorrected\u201d?\n\nPlease explain: \u201cInitial Studies [sic] avoid vaccination in first trimester due to possible fever and higher rates of miscarriage in first trimester.\u201d\n\nWere there studies that avoided vaccination during the first trimester because they had already seen higher rates of miscarriage in the first trimester, or did they avoid vaccination because of \u201ctheoretically\u201d higher rates of miscarriage?\n\n###\n\n[1] January 25, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci, Walensky, and Murthy, at 1.\n\n[2] January 25, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci, Walensky, and Murthy, at 2.\n\n[3] Id.\n\n[4] January 24, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci and Mascola (emphasis added).\n\n[5] Id.\n\n[6] January 25, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci, Walensky, and Murthy, at 2 (emphasis added).\n\n[7] January 25, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci, Walensky, and Murthy, at 2.\n\n[8] January 24, 2021 Text message thread between Drs. Fauci and Mascola", 1, "2026-08-17T05:33:43Z", "2026-08-17T05:34:34Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/16/senators-johnson-paul-release-email-showing-top-fda-official-expressing-concern-over-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-events-2/", "Senators Johnson, Paul Release Email Showing Top FDA Official Expressing Concern Over COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events", "2026-08-16", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "In May 2021, Dr. Janet Woodcock wrote about reports of patients experiencing unknown adverse events: \u201cno one takes them seriously, no one knows how to treat them, and there is no effort to study this\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new email obtained from Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s government email which was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).\n\nThe newly released email shows that on May 27, 2021, Dr. Janet Woodcock, the then-Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), wrote to Drs. Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins regarding reports she had received directly from individuals, including \u201chealthcare professionals,\u201d of adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination.\n\nDr. Woodcock wrote, \u201cThe symptoms do not fit together into a distinctive syndrome and most are not easily quantifiable or evaluated with standard laboratory testing.\u201d She went on to write that \u201cThese problems are not the sort that a system like VAERS would be able to detect, or even a more sophisticated population-based active followup [sic] such as CDC has, or a medical record based system such as BEST [an FDA safety surveillance system].\u201d\n\nDr. Woodcock wrote that she thought health officials should conduct a study, adding, \u201cI doubt the industry would support, for obvious reasons. But my experience is, that if you let a problem fester, then it will come back to bite you later and you are not prepared.\u201d\n\nThe day after receiving Dr. Woodcock\u2019s email, Dr. Fauci forwarded it to Dr. Collins, writing: \u201cJanet [Woodcock] asks what we think of this? We cannot ignore her. We should probably bring in CDC and see what Rochelle [Walensky] thinks.\u201d\n\nBased on information reviewed to date, it is unclear if Walensky was ever consulted.\n\nDr. Woodcock\u2019s May 27, 2021 email below:\n\nBy the end of May 2021, when Acting Commissioner Woodcock wrote this email, there were already 440,025 worldwide adverse events and 8,650 deaths associated with the COVID injection reported to VAERS, with 3,350 (39%) of those deaths occurring within 2 days of injection. CDC used a contractor, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), to input reports into VAERS. The 440,025 adverse events exceeded GDIT\u2019s December 2020 worst-case scenario of 1,000 reports per day by a factor of approximately 2.6.\n\nAs Chairman Johnson\u2019s April 29, 2026 report details, three months before Woodcock\u2019s May 27, 2021 email, on March 1, 2021, Dr. Peter Marks, Director of FDA\u2019s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), was warned by Dr. Ana Szarfman that the algorithm FDA was using to evaluate VAERS was masking/hiding safety signals. The email we are releasing coincides with monthly data runs by Dr. Szarfman using a new algorithm showing dozens of safety signals including sudden cardiac death, pulmonary infarction (which Dr. Fauci suffered in June 2021), cerebral artery occlusion, basal ganglia stroke, agonal rhythm, and Bell\u2019s palsy.\n\nUnfortunately, FDA officials ignored Dr. Szarfman and the safety signals, told her to cease and desist, and continued to use the algorithm they knew was masking safety signals.\n\nAlso, beginning in March 2021, National Institutes of Health\u2019s (NIH) Dr. Avindra Nath was leading a team of doctors and researchers who were diagnosing and treating individuals severely injured by the COVID injections. The injuries and symptoms being treated were similar to those being described and reported directly to then-Acting Commissioner Woodcock.\n\nWas Acting Commissioner Woodcock aware of Dr. Nath\u2019s diagnosing and treatment of COVID injection injuries at NIH and/or what senior FDA officials had been told and shown about safety signals when she wrote her May 27, 2021 email? If so, why did she hide that knowledge from the public? If not, why was she kept in the dark?\n\nDr. Woodcock wrote that she thought health officials should conduct a study, adding, \u201cI doubt the industry would support, for obvious reasons.\u201d What are those obvious reasons?\n\nThe day after receiving Dr. Woodcock\u2019s email, Dr. Fauci forwarded it to Dr. Collins, writing: \u201cJanet [Woodcock] asks what we think of this? We cannot ignore her.\u201d That is an odd statement as it indicates they sure would like to ignore her and the reports of injection injuries.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-17T05:33:43Z", "2026-08-17T05:34:34Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/11/chairman-johnson-requests-doj-investigate-california-ballot-fraud/", "Chairman Johnson Requests DOJ Investigate California Ballot Fraud", "2026-08-11", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Federal Bureau of Investigation (\u201cFBI\u201d) Director Kash Patel, and First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Bilal Essayli, requesting an investigation into potential ballot fraud occurring in Los Angeles, California. The letter follows a Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing held last month at which James O\u2019Keefe, CEO of O\u2019Keefe Media Group, testified about alleged violations of federal and state elections law through a cash-for-signatures scheme in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles.\n\nIn his letter, Chairman Johnson wrote that in March 2026, O\u2019Keefe Media Group published a series of videos showing petition circulators paying homeless individuals cash, cigarettes, or marijuana for their signatures on various ballot measures. Based on this reporting, Chairman Johnson\u2019s letter identified two entities, Urban Signers and 1 Moore Petition LLC, alleged to have engaged in misconduct.\n\n\u201cThese entities\u2019 apparent actions risk undermining confidence in our democratic process,\u201d wrote Chairman Johnson.\n\nFull text of the letter to the FBI and the Department of Justice can be found here.\n\nWatch the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-12T06:18:38Z", "2026-08-12T06:20:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/10/icymi-sen-johnson-joins-the-clay-travis-and-buck-sexton-show-and-america-reports/", "ICYMI: Sen. Johnson\u00a0Joins\u00a0The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show\u00a0and\u00a0America Reports", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, appeared on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and America Reports to discuss one of the text chain messages obtained from Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s government-issued cellphone. The phone contains more than 34,000 text messages and 522 voicemails. Read more about the messages released here.\n\nWatch the full interview with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton here.\n\nRead excerpts from Sen. Johnson below:\n\n\u201cThis piece of information I had to release today because it impacts public safety. It impacts informed consent. So, this is an email chain between Anthony Fauci, CDC director [Rochelle] Walensky, and Surgeon General [Vivek] Murthy. This is on January 25th and 26th, 2021 \u2013 a little more than a month after the emergency use authorization on the mRNA injections \u2026 So in the middle of the chain Dr. Fauci writes \u2018I asked around a bit more, and another issue came up that you need to be aware of. Since many people have significant cytokine storm and fever after the second dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester.\u2019 Now, I\u2019ve never heard public officials talk about significant cytokine storms after the second dose. All we heard from public officials is that this was perfectly safe for pregnancy.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cIn June of 2021, Tom Shimabukuro, he was the man in charge of safety surveillance systems for the CDC, published a grossly misleading paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, where they looked at 827 confirmed pregnancies, [in] 700 of those pregnancies, the women got their COVID injection in the third trimester, after 28 weeks. Of those 827, 104 suffered a spontaneous abortion, or a miscarriage.\n\n\u201cThe problem with those stats is they took the 104 divided by 827 [and] came up with a miscarriage rate of 12.6 percent, which is about four times the normal miscarriage rate on a confirmed pregnancy. But here\u2019s what they did that was so grossly misleading: 700 of those women got their injection in the third trimester. A miscarriage or a spontaneous abortion is defined as anything up to 20 weeks. So, the relevant denominator should have been 104 miscarriages divided by 127, which puts the miscarriage rate at 82 percent.\n\n\u201cAnthony Fauci knew about potential cytokine storms impacting the first trimester in miscarriages [and] told no one about it because it would create vaccine hesitancy. These folks are well aware of this stuff, you know, the massive government scandal I broke that no news station, not a broadcast network or major newspaper, has covered this as a story where Peter Marks knew about these safety signals in March of 2021 [and] he told no one.\u201d\n\nWatch the full interview with John Roberts and Sandra Smith here.\n\nRead excerpts from Sen. Johnson below:\n\n\u201cWell, first of all, thanks for having me on and thanks for covering this. So we obviously have his phone. We\u2019ve downloaded it. And we\u2019re going to carefully go through this to protect these people\u2019s personal information. But I thought we had to release this right away, because this is, I think, major news. Anthony Fauci, in a text exchange with Vivek Murthy and Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, they\u2019re talking about the COVID injection and having pregnant women take it. And in the middle of that text exchange, I think the key text is where Anthony Fauci is talking about the fact that the second dose creates a greater cytokine storm. That\u2019s additional information that could have an impact on increased miscarriages in the first trimester.\n\n\u201cNow to add to that, in June of 2021, Tom Shimabukuro, and a bunch of other people, published a grossly misleading study in the New England Journal of Medicine where they were looking at 827 confirmed pregnancies. There were 104 miscarriages. They called them spontaneous abortions. But we refer to those as miscarriages \u2013 104 divided by 827 would imply about a 12.6 percent miscarriage rate, which is quite high for confirmed pregnancies. I talked to Dr. James Thorp, he said it\u2019s generally around 3 percent. So it\u2019s already four times as high, but within the realm of confirmed and unconfirmed pregnancies, OK?\n\n\u201cSo they put this study out there, but what they don\u2019t reveal \u2013 they do, but they don\u2019t account for it is that 700 of those 827 women took the injection in their third trimester. Now spontaneous abortions occur before 20 weeks. Third trimester starts after 28 [weeks], so the relevant denominator would have been 127. So you would have had 104 miscarriages out of 127 of the women who got the injection in the first or second trimesters. That\u2019s an 82 percent, 82 percent miscarriage rate. That is shocking news, OK? And that\u2019s been known for quite some time.\n\n\u201cBut, again, the federal health agencies weren\u2019t highlighting that. A gross misrepresentation by Tom Shimabukuro, who is, by the way, he\u2019s the guy, the head of safety and surveillance for the CDC, who deleted his emails, and we\u2019ve also found out that not only did he delete them on his devices, but somebody deleted them on HHS servers as well. That needs to be fully investigated in terms of violations of the Federal Records Act.\u201d\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cNot one major news broadcast station or major newspaper has covered my April 29th report where I showed that Peter Marks, who\u2019s the head of the division that approves vaccines and surveils for safety in FDA, was told that his algorithm analyzing VAERS was going to hide and mask safety signals. So then for four consecutive months, using a new algorithm, senior FDA officials were shown dozens of safety signals, including sudden cardiac death, pulmonary infarction \u2013 which Fauci himself suffered from in June of 2021 \u2013 Bell\u2019s palsy, different types of strokes.\n\n\u201cSo, no, again, I\u2019ve been frustrated that the news media hasn\u2019t been covering that major scandal, I guess because this was attached to Fauci, maybe they\u2019ll start paying attention to how our federal officials, starting at the top with Anthony Fauci, lied to the American public [and] did not provide informed consent for those experimental gene therapy injections.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-11T05:54:29Z", "2026-08-11T05:56:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/10/senators-johnson-paul-release-initial-texts-from-dr-faucis-government-iphone-2/", "Senators Johnson, Paul Release Initial Texts from Dr. Fauci\u2019s Government iPhone", "2026-08-10", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Dr. Fauci in Jan. 2021: second dose of covid vaccine \u201ctheoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released one of the text chain messages obtained from Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s government-issued cellphone which was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on August 5, 2026, in response to Chairman Johnson\u2019s request.\n\nThe phone contains more than 34,000 text messages and 522 voicemails. Oddly, only three contacts are listed; all other text messages are identified only with phone numbers rather than contact names. It is too early to determine whether any data has been deleted.\n\nTo protect the privacy of individuals with whom Dr. Fauci communicated, as well as personal messages unrelated to the public health issues he was involved in, it will take time to carefully review the large volume of information the senators received. Chairman Johnson, Chairman Paul, and their staffs will work diligently and cooperatively to release relevant information to the public as soon as possible.\n\nThe text chain released today could have an immediate impact of public health and the principle of informed consent. The text chain below is between Anthony Fauci, Rochelle Walensky, and Vivek Murthy dated from January 25-26, 2021; in the chain they discuss pregnant women and the COVID-19 injection.\n\nA key text in the chain is from Dr. Fauci:\n\nAdditional texts from the conversation can be found here.\n\nBelow are public statements made by federal health officials regarding their recommendations to pregnant women and a rebuttal by Dr. James Thorp OB/GYN to a Shimabukuro et al paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.\n\nFeb. 3, 2021 \u2013 NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci: \u201c[FDA] have found thus far and we have to be careful but thus far no red flags about that, about pregnant women.\u201d\n\nAug. 11, 2021 \u2013 CDC\u2019s Sascha Ellington: \u201cWe are not seeing a signal of safety concerns of the vaccine in pregnancy \u2026 This vaccine can prevent Covid-19, and so that\u2019s the primary benefit.\u201d\n\nAug. 30, 2021 \u2013 NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci: \u201cWell, are the vaccines safe?\u201d \u2026 \u201c10s and 10s and 10s of thousands of women who have been followed by the CDC, who have been vaccinated when they were pregnant, there\u2019s no indication whatsoever that there\u2019s any increase of any adverse issues in a pregnant woman who was vaccinated compared to a pregnant woman who wasn\u2019t vaccinated \u2026 it\u2019s pretty clear that pregnant women should get vaccinated.\u201d\n\nSept. 29, 2021 \u2013 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky: \u201cCDC strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccination either before or during pregnancy because the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks,\u201d the agency said in a health alert \u2026 Walensky told a White House COVID-19 briefing that studies show COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women.\n\nFeb. 1, 2022 \u2013 Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: \u201cIt\u2019s all the more important for you to get vaccinated if you are pregnant or if you are trying to become pregnant \u2026 The data points show that the vaccines are safe during these various stages before and during pregnancy \u2026 They found generally that anytime during your pregnancy is actually fine [to get the vaccine], and that\u2019s why the recommendation is just to get it.\u201d\n\nJan. 12, 2022 \u2013 Dr. James A Thorp, OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine specialist published an open letter to the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the following critique of the Shimabukuro et al June 17, 2021 paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. He argued that because 700 of the 827 pregnant women in the study received their COVID-19 injection in the third trimester (after 28 weeks), those 700 should be excluded from the denominator used to calculate a 12.6% (104/827) spontaneous abortion rate (defined as occurring before 20 weeks). The actual spontaneous abortion rate would then be 82% (104/127).\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-11T05:54:29Z", "2026-08-11T05:56:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/08/06/icymi-sen-johnson-votes-to-hold-dr-anthony-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-in-todays-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs-committee-business-meeting/", "ICYMI:\u00a0Sen.\u00a0Johnson\u00a0Votes to\u00a0Hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress in Today\u2019s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Business Meeting", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cIf these investigations are one-sided, it\u2019s because one side simply doesn\u2019t want to look at the truth.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress during a business meeting of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The vote follows Dr. Fauci\u2019s refusal to comply with the committee\u2019s investigation in his role during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as his silence in last Wednesday\u2019s hearing.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s remarks:\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I want to associate myself with and second your opening comments. And I also want to strongly rebut the comments from our Democratic colleagues here, you know, particularly when Ranking Member Peters says this has been \u2018one-sided\u2019 and \u2018rushed,\u2019 rushed?\n\n\u201cWhen I was chairman of this committee back in 2020, I started conducting oversight. I held hearings. There was no cooperation in those hearings. As a matter of fact, I remember one when we held a hearing with Dr. Pierre Kory, when he came in with all kinds of evidence on the effectiveness of ivermectin. The ranking member then denigrated him. Back then, Dr. Kory was a Democrat. He was shocked at the treatment he was given by the ranking member.\n\n\u201cHow many people died because they lacked early treatment with safe, effective generic drugs? Well, that hearing laid out the truth that this could be something that could help people, and we had a ranking member that did everything that he could to denigrate that truth.\n\n\u201cMy current experience is as the chairman of PSI; we\u2019ve been holding hearing after hearing. My ranking member, [Senator] Blumenthal, in those hearings, we had one called \u2018Voices of the Vaccine Injured.\u2019 We had parents come in and tell their heart-wrenching stories. We had parents coming in, telling the truth. And the ranking member, a few hours before that hearing, held a press conference and said, \u2018hope the press doesn\u2019t cover it, because there\u2019s nothing credible about this hearing.\u2019\n\n\u201cIf these investigations are one-sided, it\u2019s because one side simply doesn\u2019t want to look at the truth. They want to bury the truth. They want to memory-hole it. They don\u2019t want to look at the Fauci diaries and take a look at how contradictory what he wrote to himself \u2013how contradictory it was to what he actually told the public.\n\n\u201cI think one of the revelations of those diaries, I think probably the most significant one that\u2019s being overlooked, was early on in the pandemic, he wrote in his diaries he thought COVID would be maybe twice a bad flu season. Now, I\u2019m not downplaying a bad flu season. We have them oftentimes. They overwhelm hospitals, something to take seriously. But a pandemic that\u2019s going to be twice that \u2013 is that really worth destroying people\u2019s lives, shutting down businesses, destroying an economy? I argued back then that it wouldn\u2019t be.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been six years since the pandemic began. We have not had a reckoning of what happened. Last Wednesday\u2019s hearing was an excellent hearing from the standpoint of legitimate questions being raised, legitimate questions the American people want answers to, legitimate questions that some of them, only Anthony Fauci, \u2018Saint Fauci,\u2019 \u2018Mr. Science\u2019 could answer.\n\n\u201cAnd even though we have quotes of him saying, \u2018I\u2019m not afraid of any oversight committee, I\u2019m happy to talk to any oversight committee, I have nothing to hide.\u2019 That\u2019s not the position he took last Wednesday. What he displayed last Wednesday was contempt for Congress, contempt for this committee, contempt for our investigation, the same contempt that \u2026 our ranking members have shown for the diligent oversight and the exposing of the truth that I\u2019ve been undertaking for six years.\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s nothing rushed. It\u2019s been one-sided, but not because we haven\u2019t reached out, not because we haven\u2019t involved the other side. The other side, like way too many Americans, have just closed their eyes, covered up their ears, and refused \u2013 refused to look at the truth.\n\n\u201cI am definitely going to vote yes on contempt of Congress, and my investigation has just begun.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve invited Dr. Fauci for a transcribed interview. Okay, he doesn\u2019t want to do it in front of the American public? Come in front of our committee. We\u2019ll go through detail [by] detail. You say you have nothing to hide. Good. We\u2019ll do it behind closed doors. We\u2019ll transcribe it. That\u2019s only one of the interviews we will be conducting \u2026 Last week\u2019s hearing just began the accountability. There\u2019s a lot more accountability that\u2019s required.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman.\u201d\n\nWatch the full remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/07/29/chairman-johnson-requests-interviews-with-dr-anthony-fauci-dr-peter-marks-and-other-former-federal-health-officials-on-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-covid-19-vaccines/", "Chairman Johnson\u00a0Requests Interviews with\u00a0Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Peter Marks, and Other Former Federal Health Officials on the Safety and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines", "2026-07-29", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters to former Food and Drug Administration officials (\u201cFDA\u201d) Dr. Peter Marks, Dr. Narayan Nair, Dr. Steven Anderson, and Dr. Manette Niu, as well as former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (\u201cNIAID\u201d) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, requesting transcribed interviews about their roles in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nOn April 29, 2026, Chairman Johnson released an interim report detailing how senior officials at the FDA turned a blind eye toward warnings that their vaccine safety monitoring system was hiding safety signals for the COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Marks and other former FDA officials Chairman Johnson has requested interviews with were among the officials involved in ignoring those warnings.\n\n\u201cI hope that you will be cooperative and fully transparent regarding your involvement and knowledge of these issues,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nChairman Johnson questioned Dr. Fauci about COVID-19 vaccine safety at today\u2019s hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, but he refused to answer questions and asserted his Fifth Amendment right. In his letter to Dr. Fauci, Chairman Johnson wrote, \u201cI want to give you another opportunity to provide much-needed transparency about the COVID-19 pandemic and the government\u2019s response to it, including early treatments and the development, deployment, safety monitoring, and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.\u201d\n\nThe letters are listed below:\n\nDr. Anthony Fauci\n\nDr. Peter Marks\n\nDr. Narayan Nair\n\nDr. Steven Anderson\n\nDr. Manette Niu\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-30T07:32:48Z", "2026-07-30T07:34:08Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/07/22/sen-johnson-named-chairman-of-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-the-budget/", "Sen. Johnson Named Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) was named chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget by the Republican Conference. Today, the senator released the following statement:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m stepping into this role following the tragic death of my friend and colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham. He was a true American patriot, and he will be sorely missed.\n\n\u201cAs chairman for the remainder of the year, I intend to maximize this opportunity to define the fiscal challenge we face, help expose the fraud in government programs, and work with the House, the White House, and my Senate colleagues to enact as much of President Trump\u2019s agenda as possible.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/07/14/chairmen-johnson-grassley-release-records-showing-jack-smiths-investigative-team-secretly-obtained-text-messages-from-44-members-of-congress-amid-trump-probe/", "Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing Jack Smith\u2019s Investigative Team Secretly Obtained Text Messages from 44 Members of Congress Amid Trump\u00a0Probe", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Special Counsel Jack Smith\u2019s investigative team obtained and reviewed text messages from White House personnel, including messages to and from 44 Members of Congress, as part of the Biden Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) criminal investigation into President Trump. Evidence shows the investigators bypassed a required Filter Team review process, violating investigative protocols.\n\nThe bombshell discovery comes in new records released today by Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) as part of their ongoing Arctic Frost oversight. Johnson and Grassley requested the records from DOJ after receiving legally protected whistleblower disclosures.\n\nThe Justice Department\u2019s letter to the chairmen and the provided records indicate Smith\u2019s investigative team circumvented its own filter review process, which was established to protect privileged materials from being swept up in a criminal prosecution, and directly accessed the content of texts sent by Republican and Democrat senators and members of the House of Representatives to White House officials during Trump\u2019s first term. Bypassing a Filter Team evades consideration of additional privileges, such as attorney-client privilege.\n\nBoth Johnson and Grassley\u2019s text messages were obtained by Smith\u2019s team.\n\n\u201cThis is yet another grotesque example of the Biden administration\u2019s weaponization of the Justice Department,\u201d Sen. Johnson said. \u201cJack Smith\u2019s team acted with impunity as they disregarded their own protocols to obtain and access White House text messages, including messages to and from 44 Members of Congress. At this point, no one should be shocked by Jack Smith\u2019s recklessness and blatant abuse of power, but they should be outraged.\u201d\n\n\u201cJack Smith\u2019s criminal investigation of President Trump was a runaway train that had no brakes. Based on the information that\u2019s been produced to me and Senator Johnson, Biden DOJ and FBI investigators apparently ignored their own routine investigative protocols to obtain and review work-related messages from me and dozens of my Republican and Democrat colleagues who were outside the scope of the government\u2019s investigation, \u201dSen. Grassley said. \u201cI hope my Democrat colleagues, several of whom had their own texts swept up, finally put partisanship aside and recognize the severity of these actions. Smith\u2019s team ran roughshod over the Constitution even after repeated warnings. Jack Smith has answering to do, and I intend to have him before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the coming months to hold him accountable.\u201d\n\nRead DOJ\u2019s summary of the records here and access the records here.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe records, as summarized in a DOJ cover letter, provide evidence the Biden Justice Department \u201cestablished a Filter Team to evaluate materials obtained in the course of both Jack Smith\u2019s investigation relating to January 6 (referred to as \u2018Project Coconut\u2019) and his Mar-a-Lago documents investigation (referred to as \u2018Project Cranberry\u2019). The Filter Team\u2019s purpose was to prevent investigators from the Special Counsel\u2019s Office and the FBI (\u2018Investigative Team\u2019) from accessing privileged materials among the records obtained during the course of these investigations.\u201d The DOJ letter further states \u201cthe Special Counsel\u2019s Investigative Team apparently bypassed the Filter Team and directly accessed these text messages,\u201d in reference to Members\u2019 communications.\n\nIn June 2023, the Special Counsel\u2019s Office (SCO) subpoenaed the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to provide all text messages from October 2020 through January 20, 2021, from phones associated with a long list of personnel serving in the White House during President Trump\u2019s first term, including Trump himself as well as: Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, Ivanka Trump, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, John Ratcliffe, Kash Patel, Rudy Giuliani, Kellyanne Conway and Mike Pence.\n\nNARA provided the texts to SCO on August 21, 2023. Within half an hour, one of Smith\u2019s senior lawyers, Thomas Windom, downloaded the texts and, within one hour, other members of Smith\u2019s investigative team downloaded and began reviewing the texts. It appears the review was done without waiting for the Filter Team to evaluate and segregate privileged information.\n\nSmith\u2019s team accessed texts to and from the following current and former senators and members of the House of Representatives:\n\n1. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)\n\n2. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)\n\n3. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)\n\n4. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)\n\n5. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)\n\n6. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah)\n\n7. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.)\n\n8. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)\n\n9. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)\n\n10. Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.)\n\n11. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)\n\n12. Senator Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)\n\n13. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)\n\n14. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.)\n\n15. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio)\n\n16. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)\n\n17. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)\n\n18. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.)\n\n19. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)\n\n20. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)\n\n21. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)\n\n22. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)\n\n23. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)\n\n24. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)\n\n25. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)\n\n26. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)\n\n27. Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.)\n\n28. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.)\n\n29. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)\n\n30. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.)\n\n31. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)\n\n32. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)\n\n33. Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.)\n\n34. Rep. Joshua Gottheimer (D-N.J.)\n\n35. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)\n\n36. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)\n\n37. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)\n\n38. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)\n\n39. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)\n\n40. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)\n\n41. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)\n\n42. Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho)\n\n43. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.)\n\n44. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/30/chairman-johnson-requests-information-from-medical-journal-on-removal-of-article-on-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-and-vaccines/", "Chairman\u00a0Johnson Requests Information from Medical Journal on Removal of Article on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Vaccines", "2026-06-30", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to the journal Toxicology Reports and its owner, Elsevier, requesting documents explaining their decision to remove a previously published article by Neil Z. Miller titled \u201cVaccines and sudden infant death: An analysis of the VAERS database 1990-2019 and review of the medical literature.\u201d\n\nMiller\u2019s article, which discussed the potential connection between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and vaccines, had been published and was publicly available online for five years before Toxicology Reports removed it on April 9, 2026. The removal was reportedly driven by comments on X and PubPeer, raising concerns about the article.\n\nChairman Johnson\u2019s letter follows Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s June 11, 2026 letter to the journal regarding the removal of Miller\u2019s article.\n\n\u201cThe decision to remove this peer-reviewed article five years after the article was first published raises questions about the integrity of the scientific review process at the journal,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cWe owe it to \u2026 all parents that have lost a child to SIDS to encourage and promote\u2014instead of discourage and remove\u2014medical research into the potential connection between vaccines and pediatric deaths,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Defender.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-01T06:34:07Z", "2026-07-01T06:35:35Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/18/chairman-johnson-questions-cdc-awarding-pfizer-1-24-billion-for-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-after-fda-officials-recommended-warning-of-fatal-outcomes/", "Chairman\u00a0Johnson Questions CDC Awarding Pfizer $1.24 Billion for mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines After FDA Officials Recommended Warning of Fatal Outcomes", "2026-06-18", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raising concerns about the CDC recently awarding Pfizer two contracts for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccines valued at approximately $1.24 billion.\n\nIn conjunction with the letter, Chairman Johnson released a December 5, 2025 email, in which FDA officials recommended changing the label on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to include \u201cmyocarditis with fatal outcomes.\u201d Chairman Johnson raised questions about the extent to which this proposed label change was considered by other FDA officials, particularly in light of the new Pfizer vaccine contracts.\n\nThe letter also revealed that in late 2025, FDA officials initially assessed ten cases of pediatric deaths to be probably or possibly connected to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Communications enclosed in the chairman\u2019s letter show FDA officials discussing their plans to eventually reduce the number of pediatric deaths probably or possibly connected to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines which was then reflected in their December 5, 2025 memo. Chairman Johnson released that memo as an enclosure in his May 11, 2026 letter to HHS.\n\n\u201cThe decision to award these contracts raises questions about CDC\u2019s commitment to vaccine safety,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cThe safety issues with the COVID-19 injections that the Subcommittee has uncovered so far should have raised serious concerns at HHS and CDC about the mRNA COVID-19 injections. Instead, CDC\u2019s reported awarding of approximately $1.24 billion in new contracts to Pfizer for a vaccine linked to serious adverse events\u2014including potentially the deaths of children\u2014suggests CDC continues to fail to take its vaccine safety responsibilities seriously,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Daily Caller.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-19T06:50:32Z", "2026-06-19T06:53:40Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/10/sen-johnson-leads-senate-passage-of-national-sarcoma-awareness-month-resolution/", "Sen. Johnson Leads Senate Passage of National Sarcoma Awareness Month Resolution", "2026-06-10", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 On Tuesday, the Senate passed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson\u2019s (R-Wis.) resolution designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month. This resolution raises awareness of sarcoma, a form of cancer, and honors the life of Melissa Locke and the thousands of other Americans who are affected by this disease.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that my resolution passed the Senate in honor of Melissa Locke and the countless other Americans who have struggled with the life-threatening disease sarcoma. I hope we can continue to increase awareness of this complex form of cancer that is diagnosed thousands of times each year,\u201d said Sen. Johnson.\n\nSen. Johnson with Melissa and Brendan Locke\n\nSen. Johnson is joined on the resolution by U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).\n\nThe full text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/08/sen-johnson-introduces-right-to-try-for-individualized-treatments-act/", "Sen. Johnson Introduces\u00a0Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act", "2026-06-08", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act (Right to Try 2.0) to provide access to individualized, one-patient therapies that are not eligible for approval under the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) regulatory regime. Right to Try 2.0 builds on the Right to Try Act of 2017 to create a pathway for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating conditions to receive unique, patient-specific therapies that cannot undergo Phase I trials and may lack any commercial regulatory path.\n\nRight to Try 2.0 is voluntary for all involved parties. To partake in such treatments, patients must have considered all approved treatment options, in addition to obtaining a physician recommendation. Manufacturers are not obligated to provide treatments and physicians are not required to recommend such treatments. Manufacturers will receive coverage for direct costs but cannot profit from the unapproved treatment.\n\n\u201cI championed Right to Try to provide hope and freedom to those with terminal illnesses by giving them access to experimental treatments without waiting for full FDA approval. The original Right to Try Act was about giving terminal patients a fighting chance by cutting through red tape. Right to Try 2.0 builds on that success and would provide access to individualized, rare disease and one-patient therapies that the current regulatory environment has yet to accommodate. This is about medical freedom and putting doctors and patients at the top of the treatment pyramid,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cWhen someone is fighting for their life, the last thing they need is the government standing in their way. We are entering a new era of medicine where breakthroughs in genomics and precision therapies can create treatments designed specifically for an individual patient, but our regulatory system was built for a different time and simply hasn\u2019t kept up. This legislation makes sure patients have a clear, durable path to pursue individualized treatments when all other options have failed,\u201d Rep. Harshbarger said.\n\nU.S. Rep. Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nRead more about Sen. Johnson\u2019s work on Right to Try here.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/05/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-on-the-mechanisms-of-the-covid-19-injections-causing-cancer-and-attacks-on-scientific-publications-and-research/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing on\u00a0the Mechanisms of the COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific Publications and Research", "2026-06-05", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing titled, \u201cPlausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific Publications and Research.\u201d The seven witnesses testified in the following order:\n\nAngus Dalgleish, M.D.\n\nProfessor Emeritus of Oncology; City St. George\u2019s, University of London\n\nWafik El-Deiry, M.D., PH.D.\n\nDirector; Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University\n\nSaskia Mostert, M.D., PH.D.\n\nSabine Hazan, M.D.\n\nChief Executive Officer, ProgenaBiome\n\nAseem Malhotra, M.D.\n\nConsultant Cardiologist; HUM2N Clinic, London\n\nJulie Gralow, M.D.\n\nChief Medical Officer; American Society of Clinical Oncology\n\nTamika Felder\n\nCancer Survivor\n\nThe hearing exposed the corruption facing the field of scientific research and why the public remains unaware of the medical dangers, like cancer, connected to the COVID injection.\n\n\u201cThe testimony [of] today\u2019s hearing raises the question of whether Big Pharma might also be funding individuals who troll scientific research that runs counter to its goals and narratives. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that during the pandemic, treatment alternatives using cheap and safe generic drugs were not only suppressed but actively sabotaged in favor of a liability-free and highly profitable experimental gene therapy\u2026 The fact that all the institutions that benefit from Big Pharma\u2019s largesse actively push the experimental gene therapy is also the reason they are now working so hard to suppress the reality of COVID mRNA injection injuries,\u201d Sen. Johnson opened.\n\n\u201cBig Pharma has spent billions on TV ads to capture the media and as a result, the narrative. Prior to 1997, there was serious journalism covering suspected vaccine injuries. In 1979, Mike Wallace reported on CBS\u2019s 60 Minutes about swine flu vaccine injuries \u2026 They pulled the swine flu vaccine after about 25 to 30 deaths \u2026 We have over 39,000 deaths right now associated with the COVID injection worldwide,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cI think the number one job of RFK Jr. is to restore integrity to science. And that\u2019s the main purpose of this hearing: to just show that there\u2019s been corruption. It\u2019s not good \u2026 Don\u2019t try and destroy people\u2019s lives when they disagree. If there\u2019s a one-word definition of science, I think it\u2019s skepticism. It\u2019s what\u2019s driven science throughout history. You need the skeptic \u2026 Give that person a shot without just going to destroy them. And that\u2019s what we\u2019ve seen. Too many people [were] destroyed during COVID,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nThe hearing was a continuation of Sen. Johnson\u2019s investigative efforts to expose how Biden health officials downplayed and ignored significant safety signals for adverse events associated with the COVID-19 injections.\n\nWatch the full video of the hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/06/03/media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-plausible-mechanisms-of-covid-19-injections-causing-cancer-and-attacks-on-scientific-publications-and-researchmedia-advisory/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing:\u00a0Plausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific Publications and Research", "2026-06-03", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled \u201cPlausible Mechanisms of COVID-19 Injections Causing Cancer and Attacks on Scientific Publications and Research.\u201d\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from seven witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and the Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nAngus Dalgleish, M.D.\n\nProfessor Emeritus of Oncology; City St. George\u2019s, University of London\n\nWafik El-Deiry, M.D., PH.D.\n\nDirector; Legorreta Cancer Center; Brown University\n\nSaskia Mostert, M.D., PH.D.\n\nSabine Hazan, M.D.\n\nChief Executive Officer; ProgenaBiome\n\nAseem Malhorta, M.D.\n\nConsultant Cardiologist; HUM2N Clinic, London\n\nJulie Gralow, M.D.\n\nChief Medical Officer; American Society of Clinical Oncology\n\nTamika Felder\n\nCancer Survivor\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/05/26/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-on-biden-health-officials-failure-to-detect-covid-19-vaccine-safety-signals/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing on Biden Health Officials\u2019 Failure to Detect COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals", "2026-05-26", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing titled, \u201cUnmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with approximately 600 pages of records detailing how beginning in early 2021, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials became aware of a new, \u201cstate of the art\u201d data mining method that could better detect statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Rather than adopt the \u201cstate of the art\u201d method, Biden health officials continued to employ their older data mining method with known limitations that prevented FDA from detecting adverse events.\n\n\u201cPeter Marks, with the knowledge that he was treating vaccine injuries, and they weren\u2019t mild injuries. These were life-threatening injuries. These are total disability\u2013type of injuries. So, he knew it. He was treating them. He knew that his safety surveillance system was masking these signals \u2026. They were pleading with the officials at FDA, NIH, that knew they were severely injured by the vaccine, counting on them to make that public, to study their results so that others could get treated. To this day, they have not done that,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got a real big problem in this country about vaccine-injury deniers. Again, these vaccine injuries are real, but it\u2019s being denied. And you know, Mr. Science himself, accused a lot of people of being science deniers. I\u2019ll accuse people of being vaccine-injury deniers,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued.\n\n\u201cNobody that pushed these things wants to admit they\u2019re wrong. The advice they gave might have resulted in somebody\u2019s death or permanent disability. That\u2019s what we\u2019re faced with. That\u2019s why we have this massive vaccine- and injection-injury denying going on in this country. And I can tell you, from my standpoint, I\u2019m not giving up \u2026 I\u2019m not caving to the ridicule and vilification,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nWatch the full video of the hearing here.\n\nThe interim PSI Majority Staff Report can be found here.\n\nThe records the senator released contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information which was one of the categories of redactions requested by HHS. The records are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nExcel Documents\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/05/12/psi-chairman-johnson-to-secretary-kennedy-hhs-must-speed-up-production-of-relevant-records-on-covid-19-vaccines/", "PSI Chairman Johnson to Secretary Kennedy: HHS Must Speed Up Production of Relevant Records on COVID-19 Vaccines", "2026-05-12", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (\u201cPSI\u201d or \u201cthe Subcommittee\u201d), sent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (\u201cHHS\u201d), a letter calling for the immediate production of records relating to pediatric deaths following COVID-19 vaccination.\n\nIn response to Chairman Johnson\u2019s December 15, 2025 letter about an internal Food and Drug Administration (\u201cFDA\u201d) document acknowledging that the COVID-19 vaccines led to the death of at least 10 children, HHS produced another internal memorandum containing more information about pediatric deaths.\n\nThis December 5, 2025 FDA memorandum described 96 pediatric deaths following COVID-19 vaccination, some of which were labeled as \u201cpossibly\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d related to the vaccine.\n\nGiven that HHS produced this document four months after Chairman Johnson\u2019s initial request, he called on Secretary Kennedy to immediately provide the Subcommittee with the remaining responsive records.\n\n\u201cWe must speed up the discovery process. As a result, I am requesting, at your earliest convenience, a meeting with you and the officials within HHS that can discuss how to make that happen,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cThe public deserves complete transparency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. HHS must ensure that there is no delay in achieving that objective,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nThis recent letter to HHS follows a series of revelations uncovered by Chairman Johnson\u2019s Subcommittee relating to the Biden administration\u2019s failure to warn the public about the safety risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccines, including myocarditis and ischemic stroke. Nearly two weeks ago, Chairman Johnson held a hearing and issued an interim Majority staff report showing that Biden health officials knew their COVID-19 vaccine safety analytic system was insufficient and they refused to implement a superior, updated system that could better detect safety signals for vaccine adverse events.\n\nIn addition to uncovering the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to downplay and ignore serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse events, to date, Chairman Johnson has released over 5,000 pages of HHS records supporting the Subcommittee\u2019s findings.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in Catherine Herridge\u2019s reporting here.\n\nFull text of the letter to HHS can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/5/psi-chairman-johnson-to-secretary-kennedy-hhs-must-speed-up-production-of-relevant-records-on-covid-19-vaccines", "PSI Chairman Johnson to Secretary Kennedy: HHS Must Speed Up Production of Relevant Records on COVID-19 Vaccines", "2026-05-12", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (\u201cPSI\u201d or \u201cthe Subcommittee\u201d), sent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (\u201cHHS\u201d), a letter calling for the immediate production of records relating to pediatric deaths following COVID-19 vaccination.\n\nIn response to Chairman Johnson\u2019s December 15, 2025 letter about an internal Food and Drug Administration (\u201cFDA\u201d) document acknowledging that the COVID-19 vaccines led to the death of at least 10 children, HHS produced another internal memorandum containing more information about pediatric deaths.\n\nThis December 5, 2025 FDA memorandum described 96 pediatric deaths following COVID-19 vaccination, some of which were labeled as \u201cpossibly\u201d or \u201cprobably\u201d related to the vaccine.\n\nGiven that HHS produced this document four months after Chairman Johnson\u2019s initial request, he called on Secretary Kennedy to immediately provide the Subcommittee with the remaining responsive records.\n\n\u201cWe must speed up the discovery process. As a result, I am requesting, at your earliest convenience, a meeting with you and the officials within HHS that can discuss how to make that happen,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cThe public deserves complete transparency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. HHS must ensure that there is no delay in achieving that objective,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nThis recent letter to HHS follows a series of revelations uncovered by Chairman Johnson\u2019s Subcommittee relating to the Biden administration\u2019s failure to warn the public about the safety risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccines, including myocarditis and ischemic stroke. Nearly two weeks ago, Chairman Johnson held a hearing and issued an interim Majority staff report showing that Biden health officials knew their COVID-19 vaccine safety analytic system was insufficient and they refused to implement a superior, updated system that could better detect safety signals for vaccine adverse events.\n\nIn addition to uncovering the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to downplay and ignore serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse events, to date, Chairman Johnson has released over 5,000 pages of HHS records supporting the Subcommittee\u2019s findings.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in Catherine Herridge\u2019s reporting here.\n\nFull text of the letter to HHS can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-13T06:12:22Z", "2026-05-13T06:13:52Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/5/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-on-biden-health-officials-failure-to-detect-covid-19-vaccine-safety-signals", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing on Biden Health Officials\u2019 Failure to Detect COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals", "2026-05-01", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing titled, \u201cUnmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with approximately 600 pages of records detailing how beginning in early 2021, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials became aware of a new, \u201cstate of the art\u201d data mining method that could better detect statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Rather than adopt the \u201cstate of the art\u201d method, Biden health officials continued to employ their older data mining method with known limitations that prevented FDA from detecting adverse events.\n\n\u201cPeter Marks, with the knowledge that he was treating vaccine injuries, and they weren\u2019t mild injuries. These were life-threatening injuries. These are total disability\u2013type of injuries. So, he knew it. He was treating them. He knew that his safety surveillance system was masking these signals .... They were pleading with the officials at FDA, NIH, that knew they were severely injured by the vaccine, counting on them to make that public, to study their results so that others could get treated. To this day, they have not done that,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cWe've got a real big problem in this country about vaccine-injury deniers. Again, these vaccine injuries are real, but it\u2019s being denied. And you know, Mr. Science himself, accused a lot of people of being science deniers. I\u2019ll accuse people of being vaccine-injury deniers,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued.\n\n\u201cNobody that pushed these things wants to admit they\u2019re wrong. The advice they gave might have resulted in somebody\u2019s death or permanent disability. That\u2019s what we\u2019re faced with. That\u2019s why we have this massive vaccine- and injection-injury denying going on in this country. And I can tell you, from my standpoint, I\u2019m not giving up \u2026 I\u2019m not caving to the ridicule and vilification,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nWatch the full video of the hearing here.\n\nThe interim PSI Majority Staff Report can be found here.\n\nThe records the senator released contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information which was one of the categories of redactions requested by HHS. The records are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nExcel Documents\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-02T05:53:08Z", "2026-05-02T05:54:44Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/04/30/sens-johnson-baldwin-recommend-u-s-attorney-candidates-to-the-white-house-for-wisconsins-eastern-and-western-districts/", "Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend U.S. Attorney Candidates to the White House for Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western Districts", "2026-04-30", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to the White House to recommend two Wisconsinites for consideration to be U.S. attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.\n\nThe candidates, Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma, were recommended to the senators by the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission that was established to provide recommendations for nominations during the 119th Congress for United States attorneys and federal judicial positions.\n\n\u201cI appreciate the hard work and dedication of Brad Schimel, who continues to serve the people of Wisconsin and remains fully committed to his role as first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin,\u201d said Sen. Johnson. \u201cMy bipartisan nominating commission with Sen. Baldwin submitted two well-qualified U.S. attorneys for the President\u2019s consideration. Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma will apply the rule of law and serve the people of Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western districts well.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is proof that the hard work of this commission and finding common ground can work,\u201d said Sen. Baldwin. \u201cThe candidates that the commission put forward appear well qualified, to have relevant experience, and committed to delivering justice impartially, and I support them moving through the next stage of the nomination process. Wisconsinites want these top law enforcement officials to work for them and uphold the constitution without fear or favor, and I will vet these candidates to ensure they meet that criteria and do right by Wisconsin families.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the Wisconsin Senators\u2019 letter of recommendation to the White House can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/4/sens-johnson-baldwin-recommend-u-s-attorney-candidates-to-the-white-house-for-wisconsin-s-eastern-and-western-districts", "Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend U.S. Attorney Candidates to the White House for Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western Districts", "2026-04-30", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to the White House to recommend two Wisconsinites for consideration to be U.S. attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.\n\nThe candidates, Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma, were recommended to the senators by the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission that was established to provide recommendations for nominations during the 119th Congress for United States attorneys and federal judicial positions.\n\n\u201cI appreciate the hard work and dedication of Brad Schimel, who continues to serve the people of Wisconsin and remains fully committed to his role as first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin,\u201d said Sen. Johnson. \u201cMy bipartisan nominating commission with Sen. Baldwin submitted two well-qualified U.S. attorneys for the President\u2019s consideration. Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma will apply the rule of law and serve the people of Wisconsin\u2019s Eastern and Western districts well.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is proof that the hard work of this commission and finding common ground can work,\u201d said Sen. Baldwin. \u201cThe candidates that the commission put forward appear well qualified, to have relevant experience, and committed to delivering justice impartially, and I support them moving through the next stage of the nomination process. Wisconsinites want these top law enforcement officials to work for them and uphold the constitution without fear or favor, and I will vet these candidates to ensure they meet that criteria and do right by Wisconsin families.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the Wisconsin Senators\u2019 letter of recommendation to the White House can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-01T06:06:26Z", "2026-05-01T06:08:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/04/29/media-advisory-psi-chairman-johnson-releases-report-will-hold-hearing-on-biden-health-officials-failure-to-detect-covid-19-vaccine-safety-signals/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** PSI Chairman Johnson Releases Report; Will Hold Hearing on Biden Health Officials\u2019 Failure to Detect COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals", "2026-04-29", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled, \u201cUnmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with approximately 600 pages of records detailing how in early 2021, Food and Drug Administration (\u201cFDA\u201d) officials became aware of a new, \u201cstate of the art\u201d data mining method that could better detect statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Rather than adopt the \u201cstate of the art\u201d method, Biden health officials continued to employ their older data mining method with known limitations that prevented FDA from detecting adverse events.\n\nKey findings from the report include:\n\nIn 2021, Dr. Ana Szarfman, who at the time was a senior medical officer and safety data mining developer at FDA and helped develop the FDA\u2019s data mining system, made senior FDA officials \u2014 including Dr. Peter Marks, who led the FDA\u2019s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research \u2014 aware of a \u201csuperior\u201d data mining method that could adjust for \u201cmasking,\u201d a known limitation of the FDA\u2019s current data mining system that hid signals for adverse events. However, senior FDA officials chose not to utilize this more effective methodology.\n\nBetween March 2021 and July 2021, Dr. Szarfman shared analyses of COVID-19 vaccine adverse event reports using the more effective methodology with FDA officials that, unsurprisingly, detected far more statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nOne analysis identified \u201c49 examples of extreme masking,\u201d including approximately 25 statistically significant safety signals for adverse events that were not previously detected, such as sudden cardiac death, Bell\u2019s palsy, and pulmonary infarction.\n\nOther analyses Dr. Szarfman shared identified statistically significant safety signals with higher values for adverse events, including acute myocardial infarction associated with the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, non-site specific embolism and thrombosis associated with the Janssen and Pfizer vaccines, and death and sudden death associated with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.\n\nFDA officials appear to have been more concerned with Dr. Szarfman\u2019s efforts than the alarming findings, with Dr. Peter Marks warning Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the then-Director of the FDA\u2019s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, that Dr. Szarfman\u2019s data mining could \u201ccreate erroneous conflicts that feed in to anti-vaccination rhetoric.\u201d FDA officials eventually directed Dr. Szarfman to \u201chold off on creating and sending data mining reports and analyses.\u201d\n\nIn 2022, FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (\u201cCDC\u201d) officials discussed limiting the distribution of FDA\u2019s weekly data mining reports on COVID-19 vaccines with one CDC official writing, \u201cI think that because of the FOIAs [Freedom of Information Act requests] we may have asked FDA to stop sending these weekly data mining outputs.\u201d\n\nThe hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nThe interim PSI Majority Staff Report can be found here.\n\nThe records the chairman is releasing today contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information which was one of the categories of redactions requested by HHS. The records are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nExcel Documents\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/4/media-advisory-psi-chairman-johnson-releases-report-will-hold-hearing-on-biden-health-officials-failure-to-detect-covid-19-vaccine-safety-signals", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** PSI Chairman Johnson Releases Report; Will Hold Hearing on Biden Health Officials\u2019 Failure to Detect COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals", "2026-04-29", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled, \u201cUnmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with approximately 600 pages of records detailing how in early 2021, Food and Drug Administration (\u201cFDA\u201d) officials became aware of a new, \u201cstate of the art\u201d data mining method that could better detect statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. Rather than adopt the \u201cstate of the art\u201d method, Biden health officials continued to employ their older data mining method with known limitations that prevented FDA from detecting adverse events.\n\nKey findings from the report include:\n\nIn 2021, Dr. Ana Szarfman, who at the time was a senior medical officer and safety data mining developer at FDA and helped develop the FDA\u2019s data mining system, made senior FDA officials \u2014 including Dr. Peter Marks, who led the FDA\u2019s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research \u2014 aware of a \u201csuperior\u201d data mining method that could adjust for \u201cmasking,\u201d a known limitation of the FDA\u2019s current data mining system that hid signals for adverse events. However, senior FDA officials chose not to utilize this more effective methodology.\n\nBetween March 2021 and July 2021, Dr. Szarfman shared analyses of COVID-19 vaccine adverse event reports using the more effective methodology with FDA officials that, unsurprisingly, detected far more statistically significant safety signals for adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nOne analysis identified \u201c49 examples of extreme masking,\u201d including approximately 25 statistically significant safety signals for adverse events that were not previously detected, such as sudden cardiac death, Bell\u2019s palsy, and pulmonary infarction.\n\nOther analyses Dr. Szarfman shared identified statistically significant safety signals with higher values for adverse events, including acute myocardial infarction associated with the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, non-site specific embolism and thrombosis associated with the Janssen and Pfizer vaccines, and death and sudden death associated with the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.\n\nFDA officials appear to have been more concerned with Dr. Szarfman\u2019s efforts than the alarming findings, with Dr. Peter Marks warning Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the then-Director of the FDA\u2019s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, that Dr. Szarfman\u2019s data mining could \u201ccreate erroneous conflicts that feed in to anti-vaccination rhetoric.\u201d FDA officials eventually directed Dr. Szarfman to \u201chold off on creating and sending data mining reports and analyses.\u201d\n\nIn 2022, FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (\u201cCDC\u201d) officials discussed limiting the distribution of FDA\u2019s weekly data mining reports on COVID-19 vaccines with one CDC official writing, \u201cI think that because of the FOIAs [Freedom of Information Act requests] we may have asked FDA to stop sending these weekly data mining outputs.\u201d\n\nThe hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nThe interim PSI Majority Staff Report can be found here.\n\nThe records the chairman is releasing today contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information which was one of the categories of redactions requested by HHS. The records are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nExcel Documents\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-30T06:05:15Z", "2026-04-30T06:07:09Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/03/25/psi-chairman-johnson-reveals-further-evidence-of-biden-administration-downplaying-covid-19-vaccine-safety-risk/", "PSI Chairman Johnson Reveals Further Evidence of Biden Administration Downplaying COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Risk", "2026-03-25", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Releases nearly 2,000 pages of Biden HHS records, including communications about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing yet another instance of the Biden administration\u2019s failure to take immediate action to warn the public about a serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse event.\n\nIn the letter, Chairman Johnson described how as early as Nov. 2022, vaccine safety surveillance systems, run by Biden health officials, began detecting statistically significant safety signals for ischemic stroke among individuals age 65 and older following receipt of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent booster.\n\nRather than immediately issue a formal warning to the public, documents show that in Dec. 2022, the Biden White House and HHS pushed to \u201cincrease uptake of the booster\u201d for people 65 years and older.\n\nThe following month, in Jan. 2023, a draft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u201ccommunications plan,\u201d which included edits from the Biden White House, appeared to underscore the Biden administration\u2019s continued desire to \u201cincrease uptake of the booster.\u201d Specifically, edits made to the plan downplayed the significance of the safety signal, changing a sentence that stated that the \u201csignal is moderately elevated\u201d to the \u201csignal is slightly elevated.\u201d\n\nThat same month, even as a safety surveillance system continued to detect a statistically significant safety signal for ischemic stroke, Biden health officials posted on FDA\u2019s website that \u201cno change is recommended in COVID-19 vaccination practice.\u201d\n\nHowever, even though Biden health officials continued to tell the public the vaccine was safe, behind closed doors, they initiated multiple studies and statistical analyses \u2014 including a so-called \u201cStroke Project\u201d \u2014 to investigate the validity of their assertion. These investigations continued through at least Sept. 2025.\n\n\u201cI am sharing my preliminary findings to provide HHS and the public with even more evidence of the Biden administration\u2019s unsupported and unyielding devotion to a harmful vaccine at the expense of the public\u2019s health,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nThe letter is part of Chairman Johnson\u2019s ongoing investigative efforts to expose the Biden administration\u2019s failure to warn the public about the adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nThe chairman included in the letter several requests for additional information about the detection of ischemic stroke following the booster noting, \u201cthe full extent of HHS\u2019s awareness of the ischemic stroke safety signal remains incomplete and key records are still missing.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the letter to HHS, which includes preliminary findings, Chairman Johnson released nearly 2,000 pages of relevant HHS records available below. In addition to documents showing the detection of ischemic stroke following receipt of the Pfizer bivalent booster, the records released also contain internal communications between Biden health officials acknowledging significant statistical limitations in their ability to detect safety signals through their data analyses \u2013 called empirical Bayesian data mining.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Epoch Times.\n\nThe relevant HHS records released by Chairman Johnson, which at the request of HHS contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information, are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nPart 4\n\nPart 5\n\nPart 6\n\nPart 7\n\nPart 8\n\nPart 9\n\nPart 10\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/3/psi-chairman-johnson-reveals-further-evidence-of-biden-administration-downplaying-covid-19-vaccine-safety-risk", "PSI Chairman Johnson Reveals Further Evidence of Biden Administration Downplaying COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Risk", "2026-03-25", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Releases nearly 2,000 pages of Biden HHS records, including communications about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), revealing yet another instance of the Biden administration\u2019s failure to take immediate action to warn the public about a serious COVID-19 vaccine adverse event.\n\nIn the letter, Chairman Johnson described how as early as Nov. 2022, vaccine safety surveillance systems, run by Biden health officials, began detecting statistically significant safety signals for ischemic stroke among individuals age 65 and older following receipt of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent booster.\n\nRather than immediately issue a formal warning to the public, documents show that in Dec. 2022, the Biden White House and HHS pushed to \u201cincrease uptake of the booster\u201d for people 65 years and older.\n\nThe following month, in Jan. 2023, a draft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) \u201ccommunications plan,\u201d which included edits from the Biden White House, appeared to underscore the Biden administration\u2019s continued desire to \u201cincrease uptake of the booster.\u201d Specifically, edits made to the plan downplayed the significance of the safety signal, changing a sentence that stated that the \u201csignal is moderately elevated\u201d to the \u201csignal is slightly elevated.\u201d\n\nThat same month, even as a safety surveillance system continued to detect a statistically significant safety signal for ischemic stroke, Biden health officials posted on FDA\u2019s website that \u201cno change is recommended in COVID-19 vaccination practice.\u201d\n\nHowever, even though Biden health officials continued to tell the public the vaccine was safe, behind closed doors, they initiated multiple studies and statistical analyses \u2014 including a so-called \u201cStroke Project\u201d \u2014 to investigate the validity of their assertion. These investigations continued through at least Sept. 2025.\n\n\u201cI am sharing my preliminary findings to provide HHS and the public with even more evidence of the Biden administration\u2019s unsupported and unyielding devotion to a harmful vaccine at the expense of the public\u2019s health,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nThe letter is part of Chairman Johnson\u2019s ongoing investigative efforts to expose the Biden administration\u2019s failure to warn the public about the adverse events associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nThe chairman included in the letter several requests for additional information about the detection of ischemic stroke following the booster noting, \u201cthe full extent of HHS\u2019s awareness of the ischemic stroke safety signal remains incomplete and key records are still missing.\u201d\n\nIn conjunction with the letter to HHS, which includes preliminary findings, Chairman Johnson released nearly 2,000 pages of relevant HHS records available below. In addition to documents showing the detection of ischemic stroke following receipt of the Pfizer bivalent booster, the records released also contain internal communications between Biden health officials acknowledging significant statistical limitations in their ability to detect safety signals through their data analyses \u2013 called empirical Bayesian data mining.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Epoch Times.\n\nThe relevant HHS records released by Chairman Johnson, which at the request of HHS contain minimal redactions for personally identifiable information, are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nPart 4\n\nPart 5\n\nPart 6\n\nPart 7\n\nPart 8\n\nPart 9\n\nPart 10\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/03/24/sen-johnson-for-the-wall-street-journal-move-to-end-the-filibuster-now-before-democrats-do/", "Sen. Johnson for The Wall Street Journal: Move to End the Filibuster Now\u2014Before Democrats Do", "2026-03-24", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) calling for an end to the filibuster to restore effective lawmaking in the U.S. Senate. The senator argued that outdated Senate rules have paralyzed Congress and that eliminating the 60-vote threshold is necessary to pass meaningful legislation.\n\n\u201cAt a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It\u2019s the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power,\u201d the senator wrote.\n\nThe full op-ed can be found here and excerpts are below.\n\n\u201cThe U.S. Senate is broken. That U.S. federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion is only the most obvious evidence proving this point. Since I entered Congress in 2011, we should have passed 180 appropriations bills before the start of the fiscal year they were funding. We\u2019ve passed only six on time. That\u2019s a 96.7% failure rate.\n\n\u201cOwing to that dysfunction, in the past 15 years we\u2019ve had five shutdowns, relied on 57 continuing resolutions to fund government on an interim basis, and increased or suspended the debt ceiling a dozen times, allowing the federal government to incur an additional $24 trillion in debt. Despite this record of failure, for some inexplicable reason many of my Republican colleagues believe that maintaining the 60-vote threshold required to end a filibuster is crucial to the future of our republic.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ll admit that the 60-vote cloture threshold has prevented many bad bills from becoming law, and that without it bad bills would become law more easily. But it also prevents good bills from getting passed.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cLawmakers routinely use the cloture vote today to snuff out discussion and thoughtful consideration of proposed amendments to legislation being debated. The result is a charade in which both sides agree to a set number of amendments that will be voted on that are guaranteed to fail, protecting the original text of the legislation from alteration.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cSuch are the convoluted rules of the Senate. Senators will vociferously defend them by invoking the tradition and uniqueness of the Senate. I don\u2019t share their reverence for the institution, nor does most of the public. And it is public opinion that will eventually end the filibuster.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAt a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should immediately debate and vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It\u2019s the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-18T06:41:00Z", "2026-06-18T06:43:25Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/3/sen-johnson-for-the-wall-street-journal-move-to-end-the-filibuster-now-before-democrats-do", "Sen. Johnson for The Wall Street Journal: Move to End the Filibuster Now\u2014Before Democrats Do", "2026-03-24", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) calling for an end to the filibuster to restore effective lawmaking in the U.S. Senate. The senator argued that outdated Senate rules have paralyzed Congress and that eliminating the 60-vote threshold is necessary to pass meaningful legislation.\n\n\u201cAt a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It\u2019s the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power,\u201d the senator wrote.\n\nThe full op-ed can be found here and excerpts are below.\n\n\u201cThe U.S. Senate is broken. That U.S. federal government debt is approaching $39 trillion is only the most obvious evidence proving this point. Since I entered Congress in 2011, we should have passed 180 appropriations bills before the start of the fiscal year they were funding. We've passed only six on time. That's a 96.7% failure rate.\n\n\u201cOwing to that dysfunction, in the past 15 years we've had five shutdowns, relied on 57 continuing resolutions to fund government on an interim basis, and increased or suspended the debt ceiling a dozen times, allowing the federal government to incur an additional $24 trillion in debt. Despite this record of failure, for some inexplicable reason many of my Republican colleagues believe that maintaining the 60-vote threshold required to end a filibuster is crucial to the future of our republic.\n\n\u201cI'll admit that the 60-vote cloture threshold has prevented many bad bills from becoming law, and that without it bad bills would become law more easily. But it also prevents good bills from getting passed.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cLawmakers routinely use the cloture vote today to snuff out discussion and thoughtful consideration of proposed amendments to legislation being debated. The result is a charade in which both sides agree to a set number of amendments that will be voted on that are guaranteed to fail, protecting the original text of the legislation from alteration.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cSuch are the convoluted rules of the Senate. Senators will vociferously defend them by invoking the tradition and uniqueness of the Senate. I don't share their reverence for the institution, nor does most of the public. And it is public opinion that will eventually end the filibuster.\n\n\u2026\n\n\u201cAt a minimum, if the SAVE America Act fails to pass, the Senate should immediately debate and vote on a rule change (requiring 67 votes) to end the filibuster. It would be interesting to see whether Democrats would vote yes when Republicans are in power. Forcing them to defend the rule now could politically shame them into preserving it later: It's the only chance I see of dissuading them from voting yes once they regain power.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/3/sen-johnson-releases-statement-on-eastern-district-court-decision-not-to-extend-appointment-of-brad-schimel-as-u-s-attorney", "Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Eastern District Court Decision Not to Extend Appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. Attorney", "2026-03-11", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on the Eastern District Court decision not to extend the appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. attorney.\n\n\u201cIt is bizarre that the Eastern District Court writes that they view Brad Schimel as performing well as an interim U.S. attorney but then declines to appoint him for the duration of the vacancy \u2014 especially when they are fully aware that Senate Democrats are obstructing the nomination and confirmation of U.S. attorneys throughout the country.\n\n\u201cI am obviously disappointed in their decision. I encourage Attorney General Pam Bondi to utilize available authorities to keep Brad in charge of the U.S. attorney\u2019s office.\n\n\u201cI will also work with Sen. Baldwin to reconvene the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission. Last year, the commission failed to produce recommendations for Wisconsin\u2019s U.S. attorney offices because some commissioners refused to evaluate certain applicants based solely on their qualifications.\n\n\u201cI urge the commissioners not to inject partisan politics into their important work.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/03/11/sen-johnson-releases-statement-on-eastern-district-court-decision-not-to-extend-appointment-of-brad-schimel-as-u-s-attorney/", "Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Eastern District Court Decision Not to Extend Appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. Attorney", "2026-03-11", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on the Eastern District Court decision not to extend the appointment of Brad Schimel as U.S. attorney.\n\n\u201cIt is bizarre that the Eastern District Court writes that they view Brad Schimel as performing well as an interim U.S. attorney but then declines to appoint him for the duration of the vacancy \u2014 especially when they are fully aware that Senate Democrats are obstructing the nomination and confirmation of U.S. attorneys throughout the country.\n\n\u201cI am obviously disappointed in their decision. I encourage Attorney General Pam Bondi to utilize available authorities to keep Brad in charge of the U.S. attorney\u2019s office.\n\n\u201cI will also work with Sen. Baldwin to reconvene the Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission. Last year, the commission failed to produce recommendations for Wisconsin\u2019s U.S. attorney offices because some commissioners refused to evaluate certain applicants based solely on their qualifications.\n\n\u201cI urge the commissioners not to inject partisan politics into their important work.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:18:47Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/3/media-advisory-tomorrow-at-2pm-sen-johnson-to-hold-press-conference-duchenne-families-fight-to-maintain-access-to-existing-treatment", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Sen. Johnson to Hold Press Conference: \u201cDuchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment\u201d", "2026-03-09", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will host a press conference in the Senate Swamp alongside patients and families who are losing access to ataluren, a treatment used for years by individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.\n\nWHAT: \u201cDuchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment\u201d\n\nWHO: Senator Ron Johnson, Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and families\n\nWHEN: Tuesday March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET\n\nWHERE: Senate Swamp\n\nWATCH: Tune in live on X @SenRonJohnson and Rumble.\n\nNOTE: Credentialed media may RSVP to press@ronjohnson.senate.gov to attend.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/03/09/media-advisory-sen-johnson-to-hold-press-conference-duchenne-families-fight-to-maintain-access-to-existing-treatment/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Sen. Johnson to Hold Press Conference: \u201cDuchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment\u201d", "2026-03-09", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will host a press conference in the Senate Swamp alongside patients and families who are losing access to ataluren, a treatment used for years by individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.\n\nWHAT: \u201cDuchenne Families Fight to Maintain Access to Existing Treatment\u201d\n\nWHO: Senator Ron Johnson, Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and families\n\nWHEN: Tuesday March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET\n\nWHERE: Senate Swamp\n\nWATCH: Tune in live on X @SenRonJohnson and Rumble.\n\nNOTE: Credentialed media may RSVP to press@ronjohnson.senate.gov to attend.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:18:47Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/2/video-release-sen-johnson-reacts-to-state-of-the-union-on-mornings-with-maria", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Reacts to State of the Union on Mornings with Maria", "2026-02-25", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union speech, the national debt, military spending, government shutdowns, the SAVE America Act, the filibuster, and Republican priorities. The senator praised the President\u2019s address, calling it \u201can inspirational speech celebrating America and its heroes.\u201d\n\n\u201cI thought the crowning moment really was when President Trump just asked Democrats, would you reaffirm that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens? And I could not believe Democrats didn't stand for that,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cDemocrats create these enormous messes and rather than, you know, lend a hand, and try and help solve these problems, no, they train activists. They encourage their supporters to go and obstruct justice, putting them in harm's way. They get a couple of martyrs, and then they use that with, you know, the backing of the legacy media. So it would be nice if we had Democrats who are willing to acknowledge the fact that their Obamacare is a disaster, that they created this devaluation of the dollar that's making things unaffordable, that they opened the border, but we do not have partners. So that's why it takes very strong leadership and that\u2019s what President Trump was providing,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued.\n\n\u201cI, for one, like a president who\u2019s optimistic, who celebrates America and Americans, and that was a very optimistic speech right there. Don't you want a president with a vision to make the country even greater? I mean, this is a great country, 250 years. It can be even better. That's the kind of leadership we want. That's the kind of leadership President Trump is providing,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nWatch the full video here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/02/25/video-release-sen-johnson-reacts-to-state-of-the-union-on-mornings-with-maria/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Reacts to State of the Union on Mornings with Maria", "2026-02-25", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), joined Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union speech, the national debt, military spending, government shutdowns, the SAVE America Act, the filibuster, and Republican priorities. The senator praised the President\u2019s address, calling it \u201can inspirational speech celebrating America and its heroes.\u201d\n\n\u201cI thought the crowning moment really was when President Trump just asked Democrats, would you reaffirm that the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens? And I could not believe Democrats didn\u2019t stand for that,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cDemocrats create these enormous messes and rather than, you know, lend a hand, and try and help solve these problems, no, they train activists. They encourage their supporters to go and obstruct justice, putting them in harm\u2019s way. They get a couple of martyrs, and then they use that with, you know, the backing of the legacy media. So it would be nice if we had Democrats who are willing to acknowledge the fact that their Obamacare is a disaster, that they created this devaluation of the dollar that\u2019s making things unaffordable, that they opened the border, but we do not have partners. So that\u2019s why it takes very strong leadership and that\u2019s what President Trump was providing,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued.\n\n\u201cI, for one, like a president who\u2019s optimistic, who celebrates America and Americans, and that was a very optimistic speech right there. Don\u2019t you want a president with a vision to make the country even greater? I mean, this is a great country, 250 years. It can be even better. That\u2019s the kind of leadership we want. That\u2019s the kind of leadership President Trump is providing,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nWatch the full video here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:58Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/2/sen-johnson-investigates-fraud-in-minnesota-demands-audit-and-inspection-records", "Sen. Johnson Investigates Fraud in Minnesota, Demands Audit and Inspection Records", "2026-02-04", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi requesting records related to oversight failures, fraud detection, and program-integrity controls across 14 Medicaid service categories designated by Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) as \u201chigh-risk,\u201d as well as Minnesota\u2019s child care assistance program. A copy of the letter was sent to Gov. Walz.\n\nThe letter follows recent public reporting on fraud in Minnesota, including a YouTube video by Nick Shirley that highlighted potentially $111 million in improper payments and fraud at child care centers across Minnesota and raised serious questions about whether existing oversight mechanisms at DHS were sufficient to detect and prevent fraud.\n\n\u201cAt the very least, routine DHS oversight should have identified obvious program-integrity red flags at child care centers receiving unusually large payments relative to their licensed capacity,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nIn the letter, the chairman enclosed a list of over 70 examples of child care businesses in Minnesota that received over $1 million in annual payments from the state in 2024. He demanded audit and inspection records connected to those entities.\n\n\u201cGiven the pervasiveness of fraud in your state, it is past time for Minnesota to answer for its apparent failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars,\u201d Chairman Johnson stated.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in the New York Post.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/02/04/sen-johnson-investigates-fraud-in-minnesota-demands-audit-and-inspection-records/", "Sen. Johnson Investigates Fraud in Minnesota, Demands Audit and Inspection Records", "2026-02-04", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi requesting records related to oversight failures, fraud detection, and program-integrity controls across 14 Medicaid service categories designated by Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) as \u201chigh-risk,\u201d as well as Minnesota\u2019s child care assistance program. A copy of the letter was sent to Gov. Walz.\n\nThe letter follows recent public reporting on fraud in Minnesota, including a YouTube video by Nick Shirley that highlighted potentially $111 million in improper payments and fraud at child care centers across Minnesota and raised serious questions about whether existing oversight mechanisms at DHS were sufficient to detect and prevent fraud.\n\n\u201cAt the very least, routine DHS oversight should have identified obvious program-integrity red flags at child care centers receiving unusually large payments relative to their licensed capacity,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nIn the letter, the chairman enclosed a list of over 70 examples of child care businesses in Minnesota that received over $1 million in annual payments from the state in 2024. He demanded audit and inspection records connected to those entities.\n\n\u201cGiven the pervasiveness of fraud in your state, it is past time for Minnesota to answer for its apparent failure to safeguard taxpayer dollars,\u201d Chairman Johnson stated.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in the New York Post.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:58Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/1/sen-johnson-introduces-bill-to-permanently-authorize-school-choice-in-d-c", "Sen. Johnson Introduces Bill to Permanently Authorize School Choice in D.C.", "2026-01-28", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) reintroduced legislation to permanently authorize the funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), D.C. Public Charter Schools, and D.C. Public Schools. Senator Johnson has long championed school choice in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Since the beginning of his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the committee of jurisdiction for the District of Columbia, Senator Johnson led reauthorizations of this vital program for disadvantaged D.C. students.\n\nDC OSP provides scholarships for low-income families in the District for their children to attend a private school in the District. DC OSP is a monumental success, demonstrated by students\u2019 graduation rates, post-secondary success, parental satisfaction, and the annual demand from District parents.\n\n\u201cThe D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has helped thousands of students from low-income households attain a graduation rate significantly higher than comparable students. The fact that twice as many children apply for the program than can be accommodated shows how important choice in education is for families. Permanently authorizing the program would continue to allow families access to a better future and the ability to choose the best type of education for their children,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cThe D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has a track record of delivering real results for students, especially those from low-income households,\u201d said Sen. Tim Scott. \u201cPermanently authorizing the SOAR Act ensures scholarships through this proven program remain available, protects families\u2019 freedom to choose, and keeps opportunity within reach for the students who need it most.\u201d\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/01/28/sen-johnson-introduces-bill-to-permanently-authorize-school-choice-in-d-c/", "Sen. Johnson Introduces Bill to Permanently Authorize School Choice in D.C.", "2026-01-28", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) reintroduced legislation to permanently authorize the funding for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DC OSP), D.C. Public Charter Schools, and D.C. Public Schools. Senator Johnson has long championed school choice in Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Since the beginning of his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the committee of jurisdiction for the District of Columbia, Senator Johnson led reauthorizations of this vital program for disadvantaged D.C. students.\n\nDC OSP provides scholarships for low-income families in the District for their children to attend a private school in the District. DC OSP is a monumental success, demonstrated by students\u2019 graduation rates, post-secondary success, parental satisfaction, and the annual demand from District parents.\n\n\u201cThe D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has helped thousands of students from low-income households attain a graduation rate significantly higher than comparable students. The fact that twice as many children apply for the program than can be accommodated shows how important choice in education is for families. Permanently authorizing the program would continue to allow families access to a better future and the ability to choose the best type of education for their children,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cThe D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has a track record of delivering real results for students, especially those from low-income households,\u201d said Sen. Tim Scott. \u201cPermanently authorizing the SOAR Act ensures scholarships through this proven program remain available, protects families\u2019 freedom to choose, and keeps opportunity within reach for the students who need it most.\u201d\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:32Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/1/media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-one-year-after-disaster-experts-weigh-in-on-the-palisades-fire", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire", "2026-01-27", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will hold a hearing entitled \u201cOne Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire.\u201d The hearing, part of the senators\u2019 joint oversight of the Palisades Fire, will feature expert testimony on California\u2019s wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery regarding the deadly wildfire.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from three witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and the Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nPatrick Butler\n\nFire Chief and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach Fire Department\n\nRick Crawford\n\nFormer Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department\n\nSpencer Hawkins\n\nGovernment Affairs Committee Chair, International Association of Emergency Managers\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/01/27/media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-one-year-after-disaster-experts-weigh-in-on-the-palisades-fire/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire", "2026-01-27", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will hold a hearing entitled \u201cOne Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire.\u201d The hearing, part of the senators\u2019 joint oversight of the Palisades Fire, will feature expert testimony on California\u2019s wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery regarding the deadly wildfire.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from three witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and the Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nPatrick Butler\n\nFire Chief and Harbor Master, Redondo Beach Fire Department\n\nRick Crawford\n\nFormer Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department\n\nSpencer Hawkins\n\nGovernment Affairs Committee Chair, International Association of Emergency Managers\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:32Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/1/sen-johnson-subpoenas-at-t-verizon-and-lumen-for-records-identifying-targets-of-the-arctic-frost-investigation", "Sen. Johnson Subpoenas AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for Records Identifying Targets of the Arctic Frost Investigation", "2026-01-14", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, subpoenaed AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for records identifying the targets of Jack Smith\u2019s partisan investigation into President Trump, also known as \u201cArctic Frost.\u201d Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Chairman Johnson on the cover letter to these companies.\n\nThese subpoenas will ensure that the companies will provide full and complete responses to the chairmen\u2019s ongoing requests for information relating to Jack Smith\u2019s efforts to acquire phone records from law abiding U.S. citizens, including Members of Congress.\n\n\u201cOver the last year, Chairman Grassley and I identified hundreds of individuals and entities that Jack Smith swept into his massive partisan dragnet, including Charlie Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA and elected officials. In response to these subpoenas, I expect the telecom companies to identify even more people Jack Smith ruthlessly targeted as he weaponized the federal justice system against law-abiding patriots,\u201d Chairman Johnson stated.\n\nThe subpoenas follow the chairmen\u2019s extensive oversight of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to cripple President Trump and his allies. Last year, Chairmen Johnson and Grassley revealed that the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) subpoenaed phone records belonging to at least 13 Members of Congress. Through whistleblower disclosures, the chairmen released records showing that over 400 Republican organizations and individuals were targeted as part of \u201cArctic Frost.\u201d\n\nThe subpoenas issued on Jan. 13, 2026 are below:\n\nAT&T\n\nVerizon\n\nLumen\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s subpoenas in Just The News.\n\nLearn more about Sen. Johnson\u2019s Arctic Frost oversight:\n\nNovember 12, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas\n\nOctober 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose \u201cArctic Frost\u201d Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans\n\nOctober 14, 2025: Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith\n\nOctober 10, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration\u2019s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress\n\nMay 5, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Request Biden White House and NARA Records on Politically-Motivated Investigations into President Trump\n\nApril 9, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation\n\nMarch 14, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation\n\nJanuary 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2026/01/14/2026-1-sen-johnson-subpoenas-at-t-verizon-and-lumen-for-records-identifying-targets-of-the-arctic-frost-investigation/", "Sen. Johnson Subpoenas AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for Records Identifying Targets of the Arctic Frost Investigation", "2026-01-14", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, subpoenaed AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen for records identifying the targets of Jack Smith\u2019s partisan investigation into President Trump, also known as \u201cArctic Frost.\u201d Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Chairman Johnson on the cover letter to these companies.\n\nThese subpoenas will ensure that the companies will provide full and complete responses to the chairmen\u2019s ongoing requests for information relating to Jack Smith\u2019s efforts to acquire phone records from law abiding U.S. citizens, including Members of Congress.\n\n\u201cOver the last year, Chairman Grassley and I identified hundreds of individuals and entities that Jack Smith swept into his massive partisan dragnet, including Charlie Kirk\u2019s Turning Point USA and elected officials. In response to these subpoenas, I expect the telecom companies to identify even more people Jack Smith ruthlessly targeted as he weaponized the federal justice system against law-abiding patriots,\u201d Chairman Johnson stated.\n\nThe subpoenas follow the chairmen\u2019s extensive oversight of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to cripple President Trump and his allies. Last year, Chairmen Johnson and Grassley revealed that the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) subpoenaed phone records belonging to at least 13 Members of Congress. Through whistleblower disclosures, the chairmen released records showing that over 400 Republican organizations and individuals were targeted as part of \u201cArctic Frost.\u201d\n\nThe subpoenas issued on Jan. 13, 2026 are below:\n\nAT&T\n\nVerizon\n\nLumen\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s subpoenas in Just The News.\n\nLearn more about Sen. Johnson\u2019s Arctic Frost oversight:\n\nNovember 12, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas\n\nOctober 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose \u201cArctic Frost\u201d Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans\n\nOctober 14, 2025: Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith\n\nOctober 10, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration\u2019s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress\n\nMay 5, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Request Biden White House and NARA Records on Politically-Motivated Investigations into President Trump\n\nApril 9, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation\n\nMarch 14, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation\n\nJanuary 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:32Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/sen-johnson-demands-hhs-produce-records-linking-children-s-deaths-to-covid-19-vaccines", "Sen. Johnson Demands HHS Produce Records Linking Children\u2019s Deaths to COVID-19 Vaccines", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. requesting records indicating that at least 10 children died \u201cafter and because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination.\u201d\n\nThe requested records are connected to a Nov. 28, 2025 memo reportedly written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, the Chief Medical Officer and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the memo, Dr. Prasad stated, \u201c[f]or the first time, the US FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe memo outlined the Biden Administration\u2019s failure to fully investigate the safety of the vaccines, including the risks of myocarditis,\u201dChairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cAlthough Dr. Prasad\u2019s leaked memo did receive some limited media coverage, it did not receive anywhere near the attention it should have. As a result, the American public remains largely unaware of what should be a blockbuster revelation. Hopefully, the documents HHS will provide in response to this oversight request will garner the public attention they deserve,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nIn addition to requesting documents linked to Dr. Prasad\u2019s memo, the chairman also reiterated his outstanding requests for information relating to the Biden Administration\u2019s last-minute four-year extension of liability protections for COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nChairman Johnson asked Secretary Kennedy to explain \u201cwhat steps HHS has taken to examine whether the existing liability shield for COVID-19 vaccines should remain in place.\u201d\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Daily Caller.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/17/2025-12-sen-johnson-demands-hhs-produce-records-linking-children-s-deaths-to-covid-19-vaccines/", "Sen. Johnson Demands HHS Produce Records Linking Children\u2019s Deaths to COVID-19 Vaccines", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Sen. Johnson Demands HHS Produce Records Linking Children\u2019s Deaths to COVID-19 Vaccines\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. requesting records indicating that at least 10 children died \u201cafter and because of receiving COVID-19 vaccination.\u201d\n\nThe requested records are connected to a Nov. 28, 2025 memo reportedly written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, the Chief Medical Officer and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the memo, Dr. Prasad stated, \u201c[f]or the first time, the US FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe memo outlined the Biden Administration\u2019s failure to fully investigate the safety of the vaccines, including the risks of myocarditis,\u201dChairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cAlthough Dr. Prasad\u2019s leaked memo did receive some limited media coverage, it did not receive anywhere near the attention it should have. As a result, the American public remains largely unaware of what should be a blockbuster revelation. Hopefully, the documents HHS will provide in response to this oversight request will garner the public attention they deserve,\u201d Chairman Johnson concluded.\n\nIn addition to requesting documents linked to Dr. Prasad\u2019s memo, the chairman also reiterated his outstanding requests for information relating to the Biden Administration\u2019s last-minute four-year extension of liability protections for COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nChairman Johnson asked Secretary Kennedy to explain \u201cwhat steps HHS has taken to examine whether the existing liability shield for COVID-19 vaccines should remain in place.\u201d\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letter in The Daily Caller.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/sen-johnson-applauds-addition-of-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-and-metachromatic-leukodystrophy-to-newborn-screening-panel", "Sen. Johnson Applauds Addition of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy to Newborn Screening Panel", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 decision to add Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), expanding access to early detection for two devastating rare diseases. The senator recognized Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Matthew Bellina, and Laura and Jordan McLinn for their tireless work and advocacy.\n\n\u201cI championed Right to Try to give those with terminal or rare diseases hope and the freedom to try experimental drugs and therapies. I am grateful to Secretary Kennedy and to all those advocating for early screening of rare diseases to give families the chance to act when treatment can be most effective,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201c[This] wouldn\u2019t have happened without you, Mr. Secretary, and the people that work with you tirelessly to do what\u2019s right. God bless you and thank you,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s full remarks can be found here.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s history of work with Right to Try can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/16/2025-12-sen-johnson-applauds-addition-of-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-and-metachromatic-leukodystrophy-to-newborn-screening-panel/", "Sen. Johnson Applauds Addition of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy to Newborn Screening Panel", "2025-12-16", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 decision to add Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), expanding access to early detection for two devastating rare diseases. The senator recognized Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Matthew Bellina, and Laura and Jordan McLinn for their tireless work and advocacy.\n\n\u201cI championed Right to Try to give those with terminal or rare diseases hope and the freedom to try experimental drugs and therapies. I am grateful to Secretary Kennedy and to all those advocating for early screening of rare diseases to give families the chance to act when treatment can be most effective,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201c[This] wouldn\u2019t have happened without you, Mr. Secretary, and the people that work with you tirelessly to do what\u2019s right. God bless you and thank you,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s full remarks can be found here.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s history of work with Right to Try can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/sen-johnson-requests-justice-department-review-allegations-of-judicial-misconduct-in-wisconsin-case-involving-a-former-trump-lawyer", "Sen. Johnson Requests Justice Department Review Allegations of Judicial Misconduct in Wisconsin Case Involving a Former Trump Lawyer", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi raising concerns about potential judicial misconduct against Jim Troupis, a former Dane County, WI Circuit Court judge who faces criminal charges in Wisconsin. The charges are connected to Mr. Troupis\u2019 role as one of President Trump\u2019s attorneys in the state in the 2020 election.\n\nChairman Johnson wrote, \u201cbecause of his role as the president\u2019s attorney [Mr. Troupis\u2019] life has been upended by unceasing political persecutions currently led by Wisconsin\u2019s attorney general.\u201d\n\nAccording to recently unsealed court documents, Mr. Troupis\u2019 attorneys allege that the judge overseeing Mr. Troupis\u2019 case, John Hyland, may have had retired Judge Frank Remington, who is \u201cnot a fan\u201d of Mr. Troupis, write the order denying the motions to dismiss. A forensic linguistic expert reportedly confirmed that it was \u201chighly likely\u201d that Judge Remington wrote the order even though it was signed by Judge Hyland. Mr. Troupis\u2019 legal team requested for the case to be heard by another judge in another Wisconsin county \u201cwhere Troupis did not serve as a judge\u201d in order to \u201censure the appearance of impropriety does not haunt the rest of this case.\u201d Judge Hyland denied this request on Dec. 9, 2025.\n\n\u201cIt is difficult to understand how Judge Hyland can make an impartial decision about [Troupis\u2019 attorneys\u2019] allegations when he is directly implicated,\u201d the chairman wrote.\n\nChairman Johnson called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review Judge Troupis\u2019 case \u201cto determine whether any wrongdoing has occurred.\u201d\n\nThe letter to DOJ can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/12/2025-12-sen-johnson-requests-justice-department-review-allegations-of-judicial-misconduct-in-wisconsin-case-involving-a-former-trump-lawyer/", "Sen. Johnson Requests Justice Department Review Allegations of Judicial Misconduct in Wisconsin Case Involving a Former Trump Lawyer", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi raising concerns about potential judicial misconduct against Jim Troupis, a former Dane County, WI Circuit Court judge who faces criminal charges in Wisconsin. The charges are connected to Mr. Troupis\u2019 role as one of President Trump\u2019s attorneys in the state in the 2020 election.\n\nChairman Johnson wrote, \u201cbecause of his role as the president\u2019s attorney [Mr. Troupis\u2019] life has been upended by unceasing political persecutions currently led by Wisconsin\u2019s attorney general.\u201d\n\nAccording to recently unsealed court documents, Mr. Troupis\u2019 attorneys allege that the judge overseeing Mr. Troupis\u2019 case, John Hyland, may have had retired Judge Frank Remington, who is \u201cnot a fan\u201d of Mr. Troupis, write the order denying the motions to dismiss. A forensic linguistic expert reportedly confirmed that it was \u201chighly likely\u201d that Judge Remington wrote the order even though it was signed by Judge Hyland. Mr. Troupis\u2019 legal team requested for the case to be heard by another judge in another Wisconsin county \u201cwhere Troupis did not serve as a judge\u201d in order to \u201censure the appearance of impropriety does not haunt the rest of this case.\u201d Judge Hyland denied this request on Dec. 9, 2025.\n\n\u201cIt is difficult to understand how Judge Hyland can make an impartial decision about [Troupis\u2019 attorneys\u2019] allegations when he is directly implicated,\u201d the chairman wrote.\n\nChairman Johnson called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review Judge Troupis\u2019 case \u201cto determine whether any wrongdoing has occurred.\u201d\n\nThe letter to DOJ can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-psi-hearing-defining-the-problems-of-obamacare", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds PSI Hearing Defining the Problems of Obamacare", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled \u201cDefining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It.\u201d The four Majority witnesses discussed how Obamacare\u2019s structural problems are fueling higher costs and rampant fraud, and they identified the harms they have experienced as a result.\n\nChristopher Briggs shared the story of his daughter with leukemia, showing how President Obama\u2019s repeated assurance that \u201cif you like your health plan, you can keep it,\u201d turned out to be a lie.\n\nNick Stehle told the story of his severely autistic son and explained how Medicaid expansion\u2019s able-bodied adults are first in line for home health care, with his son on a ten-year waiting list.\n\nJoel White outlined the massive consolidation in health care since Obamacare, which has weakened competition and driven prices up.\n\nTarren Bragdon discussed the massive Medicaid fraud recently uncovered in Minnesota and the GAO investigation showing how easy it is to defraud Obamacare.\n\nClips of the witnesses\u2019 testimonies can be found here.\n\nRead Chairman Johnson\u2019s opening statement here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/11/2025-12-video-release-sen-johnson-holds-psi-hearing-defining-the-problems-of-obamacare/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds PSI Hearing Defining the Problems of Obamacare", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled \u201cDefining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It.\u201d The four Majority witnesses discussed how Obamacare\u2019s structural problems are fueling higher costs and rampant fraud, and they identified the harms they have experienced as a result.\n\nChristopher Briggs shared the story of his daughter with leukemia, showing how President Obama\u2019s repeated assurance that \u201cif you like your health plan, you can keep it,\u201d turned out to be a lie.\n\nNick Stehle told the story of his severely autistic son and explained how Medicaid expansion\u2019s able-bodied adults are first in line for home health care, with his son on a ten-year waiting list.\n\nJoel White outlined the massive consolidation in health care since Obamacare, which has weakened competition and driven prices up.\n\nTarren Bragdon discussed the massive Medicaid fraud recently uncovered in Minnesota and the GAO investigation showing how easy it is to defraud Obamacare.\n\nClips of the witnesses\u2019 testimonies can be found here.\n\nRead Chairman Johnson\u2019s opening statement here.\n\nWatch the full hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-defining-our-healthcare-problem-and-principles-we-should-follow-to-solve-it", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve it", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled \u201cDefining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It.\u201d The hearing will examine the systemic problems in our health care system that have contributed to rising costs and pervasive fraud.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from six witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nChristopher Briggs\n\nVictim of Obamacare\n\nNick Stehle\n\nVictim of Obamacare\n\nJoel White\n\nPresident, Council for Affordable Health Coverage\n\nTarren Bragdon\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Government Accountability\n\nDan Jacobs\n\nSmall Business Owner and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\nAaron Lehman\n\nFarmer and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/video-release-sen-johnson-on-squawk-box-we-can-t-continue-to-throw-money-at-a-completely-failed-system", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson on Squawk Box: \u201cWe Can\u2019t Continue to Throw Money at a Completely Failed System\u201d", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box\u201d to discuss how Obamacare continues to fail the people that Democrats promised it would help and why the system must return to a consumer-driven market. \u201cSocialism might sound appealing, but it destroys economies. We\u2019re $38 trillion in debt \u2014 we can\u2019t keep pouring money into a failed system that perpetuates fraud,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cI'm trying to show my Senate colleagues how you go through the problem-solving process. We had an earlier hearing, it was titled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare,\u201d which would really take the first step in solving the problem, which is admitting you have one. Now, the problem we have is that Democrats are literally not admitting they have a problem,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued. \u201cThis hearing is really all about the next step: you have to properly define the problem, and you have to establish principles on how you're going to solve that problem.\u201d\n\n\u201cI'm willing to help people, but I'm not willing to perpetuate $20 to $30 billion per year in fraud and just look the other way,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/09/2025-12-media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-defining-our-healthcare-problem-and-principles-we-should-follow-to-solve-it/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve it", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled \u201cDefining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It.\u201d The hearing will examine the systemic problems in our health care system that have contributed to rising costs and pervasive fraud.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from six witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on Sen. Johnson\u2019s X account, Rumble, and Subcommittee\u2019s website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nChristopher Briggs\n\nVictim of Obamacare\n\nNick Stehle\n\nVictim of Obamacare\n\nJoel White\n\nPresident, Council for Affordable Health Coverage\n\nTarren Bragdon\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Government Accountability\n\nDan Jacobs\n\nSmall Business Owner and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\nAaron Lehman\n\nFarmer and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/12/09/2025-12-video-release-sen-johnson-on-squawk-box-we-can-t-continue-to-throw-money-at-a-completely-failed-system/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson on Squawk Box: \u201cWe Can\u2019t Continue to Throw Money at a Completely Failed System\u201d", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined CNBC\u2019s \u201cSquawk Box\u201d to discuss how Obamacare continues to fail the people that Democrats promised it would help and why the system must return to a consumer-driven market. \u201cSocialism might sound appealing, but it destroys economies. We\u2019re $38 trillion in debt \u2014 we can\u2019t keep pouring money into a failed system that perpetuates fraud,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m trying to show my Senate colleagues how you go through the problem-solving process. We had an earlier hearing, it was titled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare,\u201d which would really take the first step in solving the problem, which is admitting you have one. Now, the problem we have is that Democrats are literally not admitting they have a problem,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued. \u201cThis hearing is really all about the next step: you have to properly define the problem, and you have to establish principles on how you\u2019re going to solve that problem.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/sen-johnson-joins-sens-rick-scott-mike-lee-in-resolution-slamming-wasteful-earmark-spending", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee in Resolution Slamming Wasteful Earmark Spending", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing a resolution opposing reckless spending in Congress.\n\nThis resolution \u201caffirms the need for Congress to reign in overspending to help curb the inflation crisis that is crippling the families of the United States,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cAs Senator Tom Coburn used to say, earmarks are the gateway drug to continued massive deficit spending and the mortgaging of our children\u2019s future. Our nation is $38 trillion in debt \u2014 America cannot afford irresponsible spending habits. The root cause of so many of our problems is the size, scope, and cost of the federal government. Eliminating earmarks is a step in the right direction,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be foundhere.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/21/2025-11-sen-johnson-joins-sens-rick-scott-mike-lee-in-resolution-slamming-wasteful-earmark-spending/", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee in Resolution Slamming Wasteful Earmark Spending", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing a resolution opposing reckless spending in Congress.\n\nThis resolution \u201caffirms the need for Congress to reign in overspending to help curb the inflation crisis that is crippling the families of the United States,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cAs Senator Tom Coburn used to say, earmarks are the gateway drug to continued massive deficit spending and the mortgaging of our children\u2019s future. Our nation is $38 trillion in debt \u2014 America cannot afford irresponsible spending habits. The root cause of so many of our problems is the size, scope, and cost of the federal government. Eliminating earmarks is a step in the right direction,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be foundhere.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/video-release-sen-johnson-joins-sen-rick-scott-in-senate-field-hearing-on-the-palisades-fire", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott in Senate Field Hearing on the Palisades Fire", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) participated in a field hearing in Pacific Palisades, California held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging entitled, \u201cForgotten After the Flames: Stories from the Palisades Fire.\u201d U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) chaired the hearing.\n\nThe hearing is part of the senators\u2019 ongoing efforts to examine the deadly Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles that resulted in billions of dollars in property damage and the tragic loss of life. The senators heard from survivors, local leaders, and advocates who described the challenges that the aging community faced in preparing for, evacuating from, and recovering after the deadly fire \u2014 and how they continue to access resources nearly a year later.\n\nThe senators examined government failures in preparedness and response and emphasized the urgent need for accountability and reforms to ensure that seniors and other vulnerable populations are not overlooked in future disaster recovery efforts.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/13/2025-11-video-release-sen-johnson-joins-sen-rick-scott-in-senate-field-hearing-on-the-palisades-fire/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott in Senate Field Hearing on the Palisades Fire", "2025-11-13", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) participated in a field hearing in Pacific Palisades, California held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging entitled, \u201cForgotten After the Flames: Stories from the Palisades Fire.\u201d U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) chaired the hearing.\n\nThe hearing is part of the senators\u2019 ongoing efforts to examine the deadly Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles that resulted in billions of dollars in property damage and the tragic loss of life. The senators heard from survivors, local leaders, and advocates who described the challenges that the aging community faced in preparing for, evacuating from, and recovering after the deadly fire \u2014 and how they continue to access resources nearly a year later.\n\nThe senators examined government failures in preparedness and response and emphasized the urgent need for accountability and reforms to ensure that seniors and other vulnerable populations are not overlooked in future disaster recovery efforts.", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/chairmen-johnson-grassley-call-for-full-release-of-jack-smith-subpoenas", "Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) demanded that Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen elaborate on the full extent of the Biden administration\u2019s Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s (FBI) efforts to obtain information relating to Members of Congress during the partisan \u201cArctic Frost\u201d probe.\n\nThe chairmen\u2019s inquiry comes in light of records they received from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) showing employees of NARA, FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), and United States Postal Inspection Service discussing subpoenas to the three companies as they collaborated on Arctic Frost and related investigative activities. The subpoenas referenced in the NARA OIG records appear to have been served prior to Special Counsel Jack Smith\u2019s takeover of Arctic Frost. Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen have yet to produce subpoenas during the time frame referenced in the NARA OIG records.\n\nThrough whistleblower disclosures, Chairmen Johnson and Grassley have revealed that over 400 Republican organizations and individuals were targeted as part of \u201cArctic Frost,\u201d and phone records for at least 13 Members of Congress were subpoenaed, including Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) (the newest addition).\n\nThe chairmen also sent letters to Southern First Bank, Microsoft, TDS Telecommunications, and six web platforms and social media companies to determine whether they were also recipients of subpoenas issued by either Smith or the Biden DOJ before Smith became Special Counsel.\n\nA list of the senators\u2019 latest Arctic Frost letters is below:\n\nAT&T\n\nLumen\n\nVerizon\n\nMicrosoft\n\nSouthern First Bank\n\nTDS Telecommunications\n\nAlphabet Inc.\n\nApple Inc.\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc.\n\nSnap Inc.\n\nX Corp.\n\nYahoo, Inc.\n\nLearn more about Sen. Johnson\u2019s Arctic Frost oversight:\n\nOctober 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose \u201cArctic Frost\u201d Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans\n\nOctober 14, 2025: Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith\n\nOctober 10, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration\u2019s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress\n\nMay 5, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Request Biden White House and NARA Records on Politically-Motivated Investigations into President Trump\n\nApril 9, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation\n\nMarch 14, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation\n\nJanuary 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/12/2025-11-chairmen-johnson-grassley-call-for-full-release-of-jack-smith-subpoenas/", "Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Call for Full Release of Jack Smith Subpoenas", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) demanded that Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen elaborate on the full extent of the Biden administration\u2019s Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s (FBI) efforts to obtain information relating to Members of Congress during the partisan \u201cArctic Frost\u201d probe.\n\nThe chairmen\u2019s inquiry comes in light of records they received from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) showing employees of NARA, FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), and United States Postal Inspection Service discussing subpoenas to the three companies as they collaborated on Arctic Frost and related investigative activities. The subpoenas referenced in the NARA OIG records appear to have been served prior to Special Counsel Jack Smith\u2019s takeover of Arctic Frost. Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen have yet to produce subpoenas during the time frame referenced in the NARA OIG records.\n\nThrough whistleblower disclosures, Chairmen Johnson and Grassley have revealed that over 400 Republican organizations and individuals were targeted as part of \u201cArctic Frost,\u201d and phone records for at least 13 Members of Congress were subpoenaed, including Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) (the newest addition).\n\nThe chairmen also sent letters to Southern First Bank, Microsoft, TDS Telecommunications, and six web platforms and social media companies to determine whether they were also recipients of subpoenas issued by either Smith or the Biden DOJ before Smith became Special Counsel.\n\nA list of the senators\u2019 latest Arctic Frost letters is below:\n\nAT&T\n\nLumen\n\nVerizon\n\nMicrosoft\n\nSouthern First Bank\n\nTDS Telecommunications\n\nAlphabet Inc.\n\nApple Inc.\n\nMeta Platforms, Inc.\n\nSnap Inc.\n\nX Corp.\n\nYahoo, Inc.\n\nLearn more about Sen. Johnson\u2019s Arctic Frost oversight:\n\nOctober 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose \u201cArctic Frost\u201d Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans\n\nOctober 14, 2025: Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith\n\nOctober 10, 2025: Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration\u2019s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress\n\nMay 5, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Request Biden White House and NARA Records on Politically-Motivated Investigations into President Trump\n\nApril 9, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation\n\nMarch 14, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation\n\nJanuary 30, 2025: Sens. Johnson, Grassley Make Public Whistleblower Records Revealing DOJ and FBI Plot to Pin Trump in Jack Smith Elector Case\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-entitled-assessing-the-damage-done-by-obamacare", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing Entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare\u201d", "2025-11-07", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare.\u201d The Subcommittee heard from four witnesses who discussed Obamacare\u2019s failures to lower costs and meet coverage goals.\n\nThe first witness, Joel White, explained how Obamacare\u2019s expansion of the third-party payer system has fueled insurer consolidation, reduced competition, and driven up costs.\n\nThe second witness, Tarren Bragdon, described the damage done to Medicaid and to those whom Medicaid was originally designed to help.\n\nThe third witness, Brian Blase, PhD, explained how Obamacare\u2019s complex exchanges dismantled the individual market and drove premiums and deductibles sharply higher.\n\nThe minority witness, Shana Verstegen \u2013 a fellow Wisconsinite \u2013 is a victim of Obamacare\u2019s soaring premiums and perverse incentives causing employers to drop coverage and force their employees on to the unaffordable exchanges.\n\nClips of the witnesses\u2019 testimonies can be found here.\n\nRead Chairman Johnson\u2019s opening statement here.\n\nWatch the full hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/07/2025-11-video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-entitled-assessing-the-damage-done-by-obamacare/", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing Entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare\u201d", "2025-11-07", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare.\u201d The Subcommittee heard from four witnesses who discussed Obamacare\u2019s failures to lower costs and meet coverage goals.\n\nThe first witness, Joel White, explained how Obamacare\u2019s expansion of the third-party payer system has fueled insurer consolidation, reduced competition, and driven up costs.\n\nThe second witness, Tarren Bragdon, described the damage done to Medicaid and to those whom Medicaid was originally designed to help.\n\nThe third witness, Brian Blase, PhD, explained how Obamacare\u2019s complex exchanges dismantled the individual market and drove premiums and deductibles sharply higher.\n\nThe minority witness, Shana Verstegen \u2013 a fellow Wisconsinite \u2013 is a victim of Obamacare\u2019s soaring premiums and perverse incentives causing employers to drop coverage and force their employees on to the unaffordable exchanges.\n\nClips of the witnesses\u2019 testimonies can be found here.\n\nRead Chairman Johnson\u2019s opening statement here.\n\nWatch the full hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/sen-johnson-moves-to-ensure-federal-workers-are-paid-during-government-shutdown", "Sen. Johnson Moves to Ensure Federal Workers are Paid During Government Shutdown", "2025-11-06", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced a substitute amendment to his Shutdown Fairness Act and is seeking unanimous consent from his Senate colleagues to pay all federal employees and servicemembers, including furloughed workers, during a government shutdown.\n\n\u201cRight now, I'd be willing to add furloughed workers because we're going to pay them anyway [\u2026] Would you take my bill, add furloughed workers, say it\u2019s a done deal? Is that something you\u2019d accept here today?\u201d Sen. Johnson said to Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) during his floor speech on October 23, 2025.\n\nSen. Johnson was joined by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).\n\nSen. Johnson's Shutdown Fairness Act has been endorsed by\n\nThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)\n\nThe National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)\n\nNational Association of Letter Carriers\n\nNational Association of Retired and Federal Employees\n\nThe Federal Managers Association\n\nThe Association of Flight Attendants-CWA\n\nThe Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA)\n\nThe International Association of Fire Fighters\n\nThe Council of Prison Locals 33 (CPL-33)\n\nThe National Treasury Employees Union\n\nSouthwest Airlines Pilots Association\n\nCoalition of Airline Pilots Association\n\nNetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots\n\nTransport Workers Union\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s full floor speech can be found here.\n\nFull text of the amendment can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/06/2025-11-sen-johnson-moves-to-ensure-federal-workers-are-paid-during-government-shutdown/", "Sen. Johnson Moves to Ensure Federal Workers are Paid During Government Shutdown", "2025-11-06", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced a substitute amendment to his Shutdown Fairness Act and is seeking unanimous consent from his Senate colleagues to pay all federal employees and servicemembers, including furloughed workers, during a government shutdown.\n\n\u201cRight now, I\u2019d be willing to add furloughed workers because we\u2019re going to pay them anyway [\u2026] Would you take my bill, add furloughed workers, say it\u2019s a done deal? Is that something you\u2019d accept here today?\u201d Sen. Johnson said to Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) during his floor speech on October 23, 2025.\n\nSen. Johnson was joined by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.).\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s Shutdown Fairness Act has been endorsed by\n\nThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)\n\nThe National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)\n\nNational Association of Letter Carriers\n\nNational Association of Retired and Federal Employees\n\nThe Federal Managers Association\n\nThe Association of Flight Attendants-CWA\n\nThe Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA)\n\nThe International Association of Fire Fighters\n\nThe Council of Prison Locals 33 (CPL-33)\n\nThe National Treasury Employees Union\n\nSouthwest Airlines Pilots Association\n\nCoalition of Airline Pilots Association\n\nNetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots\n\nTransport Workers Union\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s full floor speech can be found here.\n\nFull text of the amendment can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-assessing-the-damage-done-by-obamacare", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare", "2025-11-05", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare.\u201d The hearing will focus on the damage done to the individual marketplace and a discussion of the larger problems of Obamacare.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from four witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on X, Rumble, and The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nJoel White\n\nPresident, Council for Affordable Health Coverage\n\nTarren Bragdon\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Government Accountability\n\nBrian Blase, Ph.D.\n\nPresident, Paragon Health Institute\n\nShana Verstegen\n\nSmall Business Employee and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/11/05/2025-11-media-advisory-chairman-johnson-to-hold-hearing-assessing-the-damage-done-by-obamacare/", "***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare", "2025-11-05", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled \u201cAssessing the Damage Done by Obamacare.\u201d The hearing will focus on the damage done to the individual marketplace and a discussion of the larger problems of Obamacare.\n\nWHAT: The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hear from four witnesses.\n\nWHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET\n\nWHERE: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342\n\nWATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed on X, Rumble, and The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs website.\n\nWITNESSES:\n\nJoel White\n\nPresident, Council for Affordable Health Coverage\n\nTarren Bragdon\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Government Accountability\n\nBrian Blase, Ph.D.\n\nPresident, Paragon Health Institute\n\nShana Verstegen\n\nSmall Business Employee and ACA Marketplace Enrollee\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T20:01:11Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:22Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/video-release-sens-johnson-grassley-expose-arctic-frost-witch-hunt-targeting-430-republicans", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose \u201cArctic Frost\u201d Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans", "2025-10-30", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for a press conference regarding the release of 197 subpoenas issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of a case against President Trump. The investigation, launched by Joe Biden\u2019s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and codenamed \u201cArctic Frost,\u201d sought testimony, communications, and records related to at least 430 Republican individuals and entities. The subpoenas were obtained by Chairman Grassley through legally protected whistleblower disclosures.\n\n\u201cMy first point is we need more whistleblowers. We need people, men and women, inside these agencies who have integrity, who want to see the integrity and credibility of the Department of Justice, of the FBI, restored, come forward. Because right now, I think Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are overwhelmed by all the messes they're trying to clean up,\u201d Sen. Johnson stated.\n\n\u201cPeople need to understand how politicized the Biden administration turned all these agencies. And again, the best way to describe President Biden's attitude were his exact quotes, how he thought basically half of America were domestic terrorists. In September 2022, in front of Independence Hall, he said, \u2018Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundation of our republic.\u2019 A year later, in New York City, \u2018Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy American democracy.\u2019 Now nothing could be further from the truth,\u201d Sen. Johnson continued.\n\n\u201cThe American people need to understand exactly what happened. And again, I'm calling on members of the Judiciary Committee to help Senator Grassley and myself get to the bottom of this so we can expose this. So this doesn't happen again in America,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nSen. Johnson\u2019s remarks can be found here. Watch the full press conference here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-releases-statement-on-confirmation-of-rebecca-taibleson-to-the-u-s-court-of-appeals-for-the-seventh-circuit", "Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Confirmation of Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit", "2025-10-27", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on the confirmation of Rebecca Taibleson to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.\n\n\u201cCongratulations to Rebecca Taibleson on her confirmation to serve on the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. I am confident that she will be a valuable addition to the Seventh Circuit, given her strong commitment to the Constitution and her dedication to applying the law as written. Thank you to President Trump and my colleagues for supporting her nomination,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-joins-sen-cruz-colleagues-in-effort-to-require-proof-of-citizenship-for-voter-registration", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Cruz, Colleagues in Effort to Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) in a bicameral comment letter in support of a petition by the America First Legal Foundation to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.\n\n\u201cRequiring documentary proof of citizenship is a simple, common-sense reform. Just as Americans are asked to show identification for far less consequential activities\u2014boarding an airplane, opening a bank account, or even attending certain events\u2014it is entirely reasonable to require proof of citizenship to participate in our elections. This step would not burden eligible voters but would provide an essential check to ensure that only citizens are added to the voter rolls,\u201d the senators said.\n\n\u201cRequiring documentary proof of citizenship will strengthen the integrity of our elections, safeguard the voices of American citizens, and ensure that every lawful vote is protected from being diluted by unlawful ballots,\u201d the senators concluded.\n\nSens. Johnson, Cruz and Rep. Crane were joined by U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio).\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/video-release-sen-johnson-urges-bipartisan-action-to-advance-the-shutdown-fairness-act-and-ensure-workers-are-paid", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Urges Bipartisan Action to Advance the Shutdown Fairness Act and Ensure Workers Are Paid", "2025-10-23", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his Shutdown Fairness Act, which ensures that all federal employees reporting to work during a shutdown receive pay and allowances on a regular basis during a lapse in appropriations. He called for renewed bipartisan cooperation to demonstrate that the Senate can work as intended.\n\n\u201cI come from the private sector. You don't get a whole lot accomplished arguing all the time. It's all about finding areas of agreement. I\u2019ve got a product, you want to buy it, and we\u2019ll haggle over the price,\u201d Sen. Johnson began.\n\n\u201cThere are more than 2 million federal employees who are now being forced to work because they're termed excepted \u2014 but that means they're essential. They're protecting our nation. They're protecting our safety and security. They're writing Social Security checks. To see that they get their paycheck, so they don't have to work DoorDash, and so they don't have to go to food banks, so they're not under that stress,\u201d Sen. Johnson said. \u201cI am asking in good faith. Let's figure out how to get that done.\u201d\n\n\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be wonderful to actually see this process work in the Senate? [\u2026] Let\u2019s sit down in good faith, let\u2019s hammer out the amendments, and let\u2019s get this thing passed next week,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nWatch the full video here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-introduces-the-shutdown-fairness-act", "Sen. Johnson Introduces the Shutdown Fairness Act", "2025-10-17", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act to ensure that hardworking Americans are paid during government shutdowns. This legislation would appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.\n\n\u201cWith Democrats continuing the Schumer Shutdown, they should at least agree to pay all the federal employees that are forced to continue working. The 2025 Shutdown Fairness Act is a permanent fix that will ensure excepted workers and our troops are paid during a shutdown,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nSen. Johnson was joined by U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Todd Young (R-Ind.).\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-joins-sen-grassley-in-demanding-federal-entities-telecommunications-companies-turn-over-records-provided-to-jack-smith", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith", "2025-10-14", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Last week, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in sending letters to five federal entities and four telecommunications companies requesting they provide Congress records that were handed over to former Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of his elector case against President Trump. Smith\u2019s case began at the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the codename \u201cArctic Frost.\u201d\n\nThis work follows Sen. Johnson and Sen. Grassley\u2019s bicameral effort to obtain Justice Department and FBI records related to the collection of Members of Congress\u2019 phone records during Arctic Frost.\n\nThe letters that Sens. Johnson and Grassley sent to five federal entities on Oct. 10, 2025 are listed below:\n\nDepartment of Homeland Security\n\nDepartment of Defense\n\nOffice of the Director of National Intelligence\n\nNational Archives and Records Administration\n\nU.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia\n\nThe Oct. 11, 2025 letters to the telecommunications companies are listed below:\n\nVerizon\n\nAT&T\n\nT-Mobile\n\nLumen\n\nAdditional co-signers of these letters include U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), as well as Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/chairmen-johnson-grassley-lead-letter-to-doj-and-fbi-demanding-documents-detailing-the-biden-administration-s-targeting-of-sitting-members-of-congress", "Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration\u2019s Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress", "2025-10-10", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 16 bicameral colleagues wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting information about the Biden administration\u2019s collection of call logs from sitting Members of Congress (MOC).\n\nThis request follows an Oct. 6, 2025 briefing where FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino informed several senators that over the course of Jack Smith\u2019s elector case against President Trump \u2013 known as Arctic Frost \u2013 the FBI collected and analyzed call logs from at least nine MOCs for the period of Jan. 4, 2021 \u2013 Jan. 7, 2021. The image below shows part of the document that Deputy Director Bongino provided the senators during the briefing listing the elected officials that Jack Smith targeted.\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s blatant weaponization of the federal government should shock every American,\u201d the Members wrote.\n\nToday\u2019s letter instructs the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI to turn over all records referring or relating to the collection and analysis of the call logs, including DOJ and FBI communications with personnel from the Biden White House. If these materials are subject to grand jury secrecy rules \u2013 specifically Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) \u2013 the Members requested DOJ immediately seek judicial authorization to release the requested records.\n\n\u201cGiven that these materials relate to an unprecedented collection of records and information on sitting MOCs and raise serious constitutional concerns, Congress\u2019 need for these records clearly outweighs any interest in secrecy,\u201d the Members noted.\n\nToday\u2019s letter stems from Chairmen Johnson and Grassley\u2019s ongoing work to expose the abuses of power connected to the Arctic Frost investigation, which also targeted 92 Republican organizations and individuals.\n\nSens. Johnson and Grassley were joined on the letter by all Members of Congress known to have been targeted as part of Arctic Frost, as well as all Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.). Additional cosigners include U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.).\n\nRead more about the letter in the New York Post.\n\nFull text letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-joins-sen-graham-49-republican-colleagues-in-urging-fda-to-continue-to-stand-for-life", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Graham, 49 Republican Colleagues in Urging FDA to Continue to Stand for Life", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 49 Republican senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary commending their recent statements on data discrepancies surrounding abortion pill safety and commitment to review the science. In light of these statements, the senators urged HHS and FDA to review the dangerous decision to approve a generic version of mifepristone, currently the leading drug used to perform chemical abortions.\n\n\u201cWe commend your recent statements acknowledging the data discrepancies surrounding abortion pill safety and your commitment to reviewing the science. We are also encouraged by HHS\u2019s recent announcement that it will review prior Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) approvals given the recent studies raising concerns about the drug\u2019s safety. Given this commitment, however, we are deeply concerned about the FDA\u2019s approval of a new generic version of mifepristone. While we recognize the FDA\u2019s statutory responsibility in evaluating drug applications, the timing of this approval appears inconsistent with the comprehensive safety reassessment your agencies have prioritized. Out of respect for this important review, and with full confidence in your dedication to protecting women\u2019s health, states\u2019 rights, and unborn life, we urge you to take decisive action to reevaluate whether this generic version of mifepristone is suitable to enter the market,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\nSens. Johnson and Graham were joined by U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Justice (R-W. Va.), John Kennedy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), David McCormick (R-Pa.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.).\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-joins-bipartisan-resolution-supporting-israel-and-condemning-hamas-heinous-attack-two-years-ago", "Sen. Johnson Joins Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Israel and Condemning Hamas\u2019 Heinous Attack Two Years Ago", "2025-10-07", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and all Senate Republicans in a bipartisan resolution condemning Iran-backed Hamas terrorists and supporting an outcome to the war that ensures Israel\u2019s security. The senators called for the release of all remaining hostages, including the remains of two United States citizens, and the complete denial of Hamas\u2019 ability to reconstitute in the region.\n\n\u201cThe October 7th attacks demonstrated Hamas\u2019 hatred of the Jewish people and its indifference to the fate of its own people. As we remember the terrible evil of that day, we must be resolute in demanding that Hamas be fully dismantled and play no role in the region moving forward,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nSens. Johnson, Ernst, and Fetterman were joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Curtis (R-Utah), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.)\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/sen-johnson-to-donate-paychecks-to-the-joseph-project-amid-government-shutdown", "Sen. Johnson to Donate Paychecks to The Joseph Project Amid Government Shutdown", "2025-10-06", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that he will be donating his paychecks to The Joseph Project for the duration of the federal government shutdown. The Joseph Project, a faith-based jobs initiative, provides a week-long job preparation training program that links participants with Wisconsin employers.\n\n\u201cSince the U.S. Constitution requires that I receive pay, even during a shutdown, I\u2019ll be donating my paychecks to The Joseph Project. Every day the shutdown continues, the check gets a little bigger \u2013 compliments of Chuck Schumer,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nRead more about The Joseph Project here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/chairman-johnson-requests-information-about-millions-of-u-s-visa-holders-that-avoided-thorough-vetting-process", "Chairman Johnson Requests Information about Millions of U.S. Visa Holders that Avoided Thorough Vetting Process", "2025-10-03", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Rodney Scott, regarding a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) entitled, \u201cCBP Has Not Evaluated the Security Risks of Interview-Waived Nonimmigrant U.S. Visa Holders.\u201d\n\nThe DHS OIG report found that \u201cbetween March 2020 and March 2024, the Department of State (DoS) issued more than 12 million nonimmigrant U.S. visas without conducting in-person interviews or collecting fingerprints.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese disturbing findings raise serious questions about DoS\u2019s and CBP\u2019s awareness of and ability to track the recipients of the 12 million nonimmigrant visas,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\n\u201cThe fact that millions of nonimmigrant foreign nationals obtained a U.S. visa without undergoing the usual vetting process poses a significant national security risk,\u201d Chairman Johnson continued.\n\nChairman Johnson is seeking more information about the millions of nonimmigrant visas that were issued while standard interviewing and fingerprinting procedures were waived. The chairman has requested that the State Department and CBP provide his office details about their efforts to identify, locate, interview, and fingerprint the nonimmigrant visa holders that did not undergo a thorough vetting process.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/10/psi-chairman-johnson-sen-rick-scott-request-records-from-ladwp-for-congressional-investigation-into-pacific-palisades-wildfire", "PSI Chairman Johnson, Sen. Rick Scott Request Records from LADWP for Congressional Investigation into Pacific Palisades Wildfire", "2025-10-03", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) requesting records and information related to LADWP\u2019s preparedness and response to the Pacific Palisades wildfires in January 2025.\n\nToday\u2019s letter is part of the senators\u2019 ongoing efforts to examine the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that resulted in billions of dollars in property damage and the tragic loss of life. This follows letters sent last month to former Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva, requesting information on the LAFD\u2019s response to the Palisades fires.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/9/video-release-sen-johnson-calls-for-bipartisan-action-to-end-government-shutdowns", "*** VIDEO RELEASE *** Sen. Johnson Calls for Bipartisan Action to End Government Shutdowns", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his Eliminate Shutdowns Act to end the drama and uncertainty of Congress\u2019s budgetary dysfunction. The bill ends government shutdowns by establishing two-week rolling continuing resolutions to fund the government if there is a lapse in appropriations.\n\n\u201cAren\u2019t you getting sick and tired of these government shutdowns? The drama, the turmoil, the partisan bickering, and holding the American people hostage for demands of billions and billions of dollars for more spending we can\u2019t afford?\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\n\u201cThe American people don\u2019t like these shutdowns. They want them ended. We have a very simple bill, not partisan, that offers no advantage to anybody. It keeps the government open and gives appropriators time to do appropriating, appropriate those departments, and end all the chaos, all the turmoil, and all the games with people\u2019s lives,\u201d Sen. Johnson concluded.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/9/sen-johnson-for-the-wall-street-journal-my-plan-to-end-government-shutdowns-forever", "Sen. Johnson for The Wall Street Journal: My Plan to End Government Shutdowns Forever", "2025-09-22", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) proposing the Eliminate Shutdowns Act to automatically extend funding in two-week increments at prior levels until appropriations are passed. By doing so, Congress could end government shutdowns.\n\n\"With government funding and functioning assured, Congress would no longer have to spend weeks and months arguing over how to keep government departments open after failing to pass appropriation bills,\" said Sen. Johnson.\n\n\"Fortunately, this turmoil can be avoided permanently by passing the Eliminate Shutdowns Act. Anyone voting 'no' is voting to continue budgetary chaos and should be held accountable by the American people,\" Sen. Johnson concluded.\n\nThe full op-ed can be found here and excerpts are below.\n\n\"The U.S. has experienced three government shutdowns since I entered the Senate in 2011. During that time Congress has passed 55 continuing resolutions and increased or suspended the debt ceiling 12 times. The national debt has grown during those 14 years from $14 trillion to $37 trillion. In 2019 I supported a bill that would have done away with government shutdowns forever. It passed the committee I chaired 12-2, but never passed either chamber of Congress.\n\n\"With another shutdown looming, I\u2019ve introduced an even simpler bill, the Eliminate Shutdowns Act, that could end the drama and uncertainty of Congress\u2019s budgetary dysfunction. Some argued the 2019 bill would lead to higher spending and prohibit consideration of other measures until appropriations bills were passed. Those were legitimate concerns. My new bill simply provides for automatic two-week rolling continuing resolutions for any department for which an appropriation bill or longer-term continuing resolution hasn\u2019t been passed. This would keep spending flat by prorating the previous year\u2019s spending level.\n\n...\n\n\"Instead, Congress could focus on areas of agreement, pass those appropriations, and then horse-trade on areas of disagreement. There would be no artificial deadlines, only the pressure of working with the other side to fund each other\u2019s priorities. It\u2019s impossible to say exactly how this would play out, but could it be any worse than the current situation?\n\n...\n\n\"Converting to multiyear funding cycles is my main priority. We should admit that Congress simply isn\u2019t capable of passing 12 individual appropriation bills each year. Instead we should draft, debate and pass six two-year appropriations on a rotating basis every year. In the nonappropriation year for a particular account, the relevant committees can conduct oversight. It might even be worth considering four three-year appropriations, allowing two years of oversight for each account.\n\n\"The fighting over funding fiscal 2025 lasted six months. No one can predict how long we will be at loggerheads trying to fund 2026. With Democrats demanding spending that increases 10-year deficits by $1.5 trillion as their price for a four-week continuing resolution, a shutdown seems all but certain. At least this time a Republican administration will manage the shutdown in a way that minimizes harm to the nation. Democrats take the opposite approach, looking for ways to inflict as much pain as possible for political advantage.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/9/sen-johnson-joins-sen-rick-scott-49-senate-colleagues-in-bipartisan-letter-encouraging-u-k-prime-minister-starmer-to-work-with-president-trump-to-free-jimmy-lai", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott, 49 Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Encouraging U.K. Prime Minister Starmer to Work with President Trump to Free Jimmy Lai", "2025-09-19", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 49 of their bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to work closely with President Trump and the U.S. government to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, a U.K. citizen and pro-democracy leader. Mr. Lai has been unjustly imprisoned by the Chinese Communist regime and is suffering from deteriorating health after five years of imprisonment.\n\n\u201cLike our president, we share Mr. Lai\u2019s values and admire his struggle for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. We are encouraged by the U.S. and U.K. Governments' determination to free Mr. Lai. We know it will be difficult and that the U.K. will need to explore all possible avenues and use every tool at its disposal to secure Mr. Lai's freedom,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\nSens. Johnson and Scott were joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), John Kennedy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.).\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/9/sen-johnson-introduces-seventh-circuit-court-nominee-in-senate-judiciary-confirmation-hearing", "Sen. Johnson Introduces Seventh Circuit Court Nominee in Senate Judiciary Confirmation Hearing", "2025-09-17", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced Rebecca Taibleson, President Trump\u2019s nominee to join the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.\n\n\u201cRebecca Taibleson is a highly qualified candidate to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She has a strong commitment to the Constitution and will apply the law as written. I strongly encourage everyone to vote in favor of her confirmation,\u201dsaid Sen. Johnson.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/9/sen-johnson-joins-sen-risch-colleagues-in-applauding-e3-snapback-sanctions-on-iran", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Risch, Colleagues in Applauding E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran", "2025-09-17", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 48 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Foreign Secretary, thanking them for initiating snapback sanctions on Iran and encouraging them to keep up the pressure until permanent dismantlement of Iran\u2019s nuclear program is achieved.\n\n\u201cWhile we back diplomatic efforts to restore Iran\u2019s compliance with its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) commitments, the international community should not allow hollow gestures and cynical threats from Tehran to stop the snapback process. The regime has abused diplomatic processes for years to avoid penalties. Sanctions relief should only be negotiated after snapback is fully implemented. The regime must fully and verifiably dismantle its nuclear program, restore full IAEA access, terminate its support for international terror proxies, and end its ballistic missile program \u2013 at a minimum,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.\n\n\u201cIn light of the soon-returning international sanctions, we need joint interdiction efforts to prevent Iranian proliferation and acquisition of military, missile, and nuclear goods, technologies, and components. In line with returning UN obligations, we hope you will help us fully shutter Iran\u2019s banking sector abroad, including by closing all branches in Europe,\u201d the lawmakers continued.\n\n\u201cMore pressure is necessary to ultimately bring Iran back to meaningful and serious diplomatic engagement on the full spectrum of its malign activities,\u201d the lawmakers concluded.\n\nSens. Johnson and Risch were joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Curtis (R-Utah), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Shelley Capito (R-W. Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Jim Justice (R-W. Va.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.).\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/psi-chairman-johnson-writes-to-secretary-hegseth-about-dod-s-efforts-to-assist-service-members-wrongfully-terminated-under-biden-s-covid-19-injection-mandate", "PSI Chairman Johnson Writes to Secretary Hegseth about DoD\u2019s Efforts to Assist Service Members Wrongfully Terminated Under Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Injection Mandate", "2025-07-31", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Tuesday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting a briefing on the DoD\u2019s efforts to apologize, reinstate, and provide back pay to service members who were terminated after refusing to take the COVID-19 injection.\n\nIn 2021, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate which resulted in the termination of approximately 8,700 active-duty service members who refused the injection.\n\n\u201cThis dismissal of thousands of brave men and women from the military was a despicable act that damaged our armed forces,\u201d the chairman wrote.\n\nTuesday\u2019s letter follows a Daily Caller article about former service members who are reportedly still waiting to be made whole following the Biden administration\u2019s disastrous COVID-19 vaccine mandate.\n\nDuring the first few days of President Trump\u2019s second term, he issued an executive order enabling these wrongfully discharged service members to revert to their former rank and receive full back pay, benefits, bonus payments, or compensation. In February 2025, Sec. Hegseth announced that service members could seek reinstatements and back pay.\n\n\u201cI have no doubt that you are committed to assisting our service members, which is why I want to bring to your attention a July 24, 2025 Daily Caller article that featured several former military personnel who have still not received back pay after being terminated for refusing the injection,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote to Secretary Hegseth.\n\nRead more about Chairman Johnson\u2019s letter in Daily Caller.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/sen-johnson-requests-records-on-former-president-biden-s-declining-mental-and-physical-health", "Sen Johnson Requests Records on Former President Biden\u2019s Declining Mental and Physical Health", "2025-07-17", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Wednesday, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requesting documents and communications about former President Biden\u2019s declining mental and physical health over the course of his presidency. This letter follows Chairman Johnson\u2019s requests to former Biden cabinet officials to voluntarily appear for interviews before his Subcommittee to discuss the former president\u2019s mental and physical health.\n\nA recent news report indicated that NARA provided \u201cmore than 27,000 records\u201d to the White House Counsel\u2019s Office, which is reviewing the effect of the former president\u2019s health on official decisions.\n\n\u201cThese allegations, which received renewed interest following the publication of a book detailing the former president\u2019s mental and physical decline, raise serious questions about who was making key presidential decisions if the former president was incapable of doing so. One of these key decisions may have involved the presidential power to grant clemency or pardons \u2014 a matter that the White House Counsel's Office, among other entities, are currently investigating,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nChairman Johnson requested all records that NARA provided to the White House Counsel's Office referring or relating to former President Biden\u2019s mental or physical health decline, or the alleged coverup. Also requested were communications between White House officials, members of the cabinet, and staff referring or relating to former President Biden\u2019s mental or physical health.\n\nRead more about Chairman Johnson\u2019s letter in Fox News.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/sens-johnson-baldwin-recommend-judges-for-u-s-court-of-appeals-for-the-seventh-circuit", "Sens. Johnson, Baldwin Recommend Judges for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit", "2025-07-17", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to President Trump to recommend five individuals to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The recommendations came as part of their bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission to provide recommendations for nominations during the 119th Congress for U.S. Attorneys, U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.\n\n\u201cI want to thank those on the Commission for the considerable time and effort they volunteer to ensure the Wisconsin federal courts and chambers do not become attractive forum shopping venues for partisan activists seeking a judicial bench open to constitutional overreach. I look forward to the President nominating one of these candidates to the Seventh Circuit,\u201d said Sen. Johnson.\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/video-release-sen-johnson-holds-hearing-entitled-voices-of-the-vaccine-injured", "***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson Holds Hearing Entitled \u201cVoices of the Vaccine Injured\u201d", "2025-07-16", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled \u201cVoices of the Vaccine Injured.\u201d The Subcommittee heard from five witnesses who discussed vaccine injuries and two witnesses who discussed vaccine efficacy.\n\n\u201cAll of the witnesses presented powerful testimony and engaged in respectful discussion. I believe all of these stories needed to be told and listened to. I sincerely hope that the hearing helped to bridge the gap and demonstrate how to heal and unify our horribly divided nation,\u201d Sen. Johnson said.\n\nClips of the witnesses\u2019 testimonies can be found here.\n\nEmily Tarsell\n\nMother of Christina Tarsell, witness\u2019 daughter died following Gardasil vaccination\n\nEric Stein\n\nBrother of Jessica Stein, witness\u2019 sister died of influenza\n\nBrian Hooker, PH.D.\n\nFather of Steven Hooker, witness\u2019 son is vaccine injured\n\nRobert Sullivan, M.D.\n\nAnesthesiologist, vaccine injured\n\nPolly Tommey\n\nMother of Billy Tommey, witness\u2019 son is vaccine injured\n\nSerese Marotta\n\nMother of Joseph Marotta, witness\u2019 son died following flu illness\n\nKrystle Cordingley\n\nMother of Corbyn Cordingley, witness\u2019 son died following quadrivalent flu vaccination\n\nWatch the full hearing here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/chairman-johnson-subpoenas-fbi-for-records-on-the-july-13-2024-trump-assassination-attempt", "Chairman Johnson Subpoenas FBI for Records on the July 13, 2024 Trump Assassination Attempt", "2025-07-11", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, issued a subpoena to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel for records relating to the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt of President Donald Trump in Butler, PA.\n\n\u201cOne year following the assassination attempt of President Trump, the American people still do not have answers to all of their questions about the breakdown of security at the Butler campaign rally and detailed information about the would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks. I had expected the FBI to be more forthcoming with the public and provide my office with the records we have been seeking for months. I am issuing the subpoena to help prompt transparency and I look forward to Director Patel\u2019s full cooperation,\u201d Sen. Johnson stated.\n\nThe subpoena requires the FBI to provide, in part:\n\nSecurity camera footage obtained that may identify Crooks\u2019 movements in advance of the shooting;\n\nForensic reports on the assassination attempt, including ballistics, trajectory, explosive, and drone analysis records; and\n\nRecords about Crooks including documents relating to his social media and email accounts, search history, call logs, and other communications.\n\nFollowing the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt, Sen. Johnson immediately began investigating the security failures surrounding the Butler campaign rally. On July 14, 2024, Sen. Johnson wrote to the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security requesting records about Crooks and the security of the event. On July 21, 2024 and July 23, 2024, he released preliminary findings and provided the public updated timelines on July 30, 2024 and on Aug. 29, 2024 regarding law enforcement\u2019s awareness of Crooks.\n\nOn Sept. 25, 2024, Sens. Johnson, Rand Paul, Gary Peters, and Richard Blumenthal released an interim report detailing the security failures at the Butler campaign rally and outstanding requests connected to the assassination attempt.\n\nThe deadline for Sen. Johnson\u2019s subpoena is Aug. 1, 2025. The full text of the subpoena can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/7/sen-johnson-releases-statement-on-passage-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act", "Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act", "2025-07-01", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on his vote to pass Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.\n\n\u201cWith President Biden in the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Democrats had every opportunity to repeal the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and increase taxes on \u2018the rich.\u2019 They did not do so. Instead of returning to a reasonable pre-pandemic level of spending and deficits, once the economy recovered, they incurred deficits averaging $1.9 trillion over four years. If that wasn\u2019t bad enough, President Biden also left office with open borders and raging wars.\n\n\u201cBy passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we have avoided a $4 trillion automatic tax increase and a default on our debt. Due to the enormous messes Biden and congressional Democrats left us, we are also providing additional funding for border security and defense.\n\n\u201cWhile the bill is a step forward, we have only just begun the difficult task of reducing spending, and there is still a long way to go. A rigorous effort will soon be announced to review every program and every line of the federal budget, looking for ways to reduce spending to a reasonable pre-pandemic level. I look forward to being fully involved in that effort to put America on a path to fiscal sustainability.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/6/sen-johnson-releases-statement-after-advancing-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act", "Sen. Johnson Releases Statement After Advancing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act", "2025-06-29", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 On Saturday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement after voting in favor of the motion to proceed to Cal. #107, H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.\n\n\u201cBiden and the Democrats left behind enormous messes that we are trying to clean up \u2013 an open border, wars, and massive deficits. After working for weeks with President Trump and his highly capable economic team, I am convinced that he views this as a necessary first step and will support my efforts to help put America on a path to fiscal sustainability.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T12:29:27Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/6/majority-witnesses-from-psi-hearing-submit-hundreds-of-studies-thousands-of-citations-documenting-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-events", "Majority Witnesses from PSI Hearing Submit Hundreds of Studies, Thousands of Citations Documenting COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Minority witness submits 19 pro-COVID-19 vaccine citations after official hearing record closed\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the official record closed for the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations\u2019 hearing entitled, \u201cThe Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines.\u201d Prior to its closure, the Majority\u2019s witnesses submitted hundreds of documents \u2014 including peer-reviewed studies \u2014 and thousands of citations about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events to accompany their testimonies. These records provide substantial support for the witnesses\u2019 claims regarding the serious health risks associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nAt the Subcommittee\u2019s May 21, 2025 hearing, Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) released a Majority staff interim report and over 2,400 pages of records detailing the failure of Biden health officials to properly warn the public of the risks of myocarditis and related heart inflammation conditions following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Jordan Vaughn, Dr. James Thorp, Dr. Joel Wallskog, and Mr. Aaron Siri, all of whom were invited by Chairman Johnson to speak about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events.\n\n\u201cAny of you who have cited some study or some opinion back it up, and we\u2019ll include it in the hearing record. We\u2019ll have this hearing record [] stay open for 15 days. So, I\u2019m really encouraging people, send me that science,\u201d Chairman Johnson stated to all witnesses at the hearing.\n\nLater, Chairman Johnson told Hawaii Governor Josh Green, the Minority\u2019s witness at the hearing, \u201cI\u2019m begging you, please provide the studies, the citations that prove that the injection actually reduced severity of symptoms, prevented deaths. Give us those studies, so we can throw those into the hearing record and compare them to other studies[.]\u201d Governor Green responded, \u201cIt will not be difficult, Senator, there\u2019s so many.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the 33 pages Governor Green enclosed in his written statement for the hearing, Governor Green submitted 19 links to studies and articles to support his claims about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. The governor\u2019s submission to the record was made one week after the hearing record officially closed.\n\nChairman Johnson allowed Governor Green\u2019s late submission to be included in the official record so that the public can compare the evidence that the governor presented in support of the COVID-19 vaccines to the multitude of documentation indicating the clear health risks associated with the injections.\n\nDocuments and citations that the Majority\u2019s witnesses entered into the record can be viewed here. Governor Green\u2019s submission to the record can be viewed here.\n\nA video showing Chairman Johnson asking witnesses for citations can be viewed here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/6/senate-passes-sen-johnson-s-resolution-designating-july-as-national-sarcoma-awareness-month", "Senate Passes Sen. Johnson\u2019s Resolution Designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, the Senate passed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson\u2019s (R-Wis.) resolution designating July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month. The resolution raises awareness of sarcoma, a form of cancer, and honors the life of Melissa Locke and the many other Americans that this disease affects.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that my resolution passed the Senate in honor of Melissa Locke and the countless other Americans who have struggled with this life-threatening disease. I hope we can continue to increase awareness of this complex form of cancer that is diagnosed thousands of times each year,\u201dsaid Sen. Johnson.\n\nSen. Johnson with Melissa and Brendan Locke\n\nThe full text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/6/sen-johnson-releases-budget-reconciliation-report", "Sen. Johnson Releases Budget Reconciliation Report", "2025-06-18", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released his report titled, \"FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation: Facts, Figures, and Analysis.\" The senator contends that neither Congress, the Administration, nor the public at large has fully acknowledged the depth of the fiscal hole we have dug, or what it will take to dig ourselves out of it. \u201cThe first step in solving any problem is admitting you have one. The second step is defining it clearly,\u201d said Sen. Johnson.\n\nIn the seven years prior to the pandemic, federal deficits averaged $660 billion per year. Mass panic during the pandemic resulted in a spending increase of $2.1 trillion in FY2020 ($4.4 to $6.5 trillion), with a one-year deficit exceeding $3.1 trillion. Instead of returning to a reasonable pre-pandemic level of spending as the economy recovered and unemployment rates returned to normal, President Biden and congressional Democrats kept the spending spree going, resulting in deficits averaging $1.9 trillion over the next four years, sparking forty-year high inflation.\n\nCBO's January 2025 baseline projects a cumulative 10-year (FY2025-FY2034) deficit of $21.1 trillion, or $2.1 trillion average deficit per year. CBO's score of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) projects a 10-year deficit of $24.1 trillion, or $2.4 trillion average per year. Even the scenario presented by the White House in its June 7, 2025 memo projects a 10-year deficit of $18.6 trillion, or $1.86 trillion average per year, only slightly below President Biden's level. The White House scenario assumes $2.8 trillion in tariff revenue and $1.5 trillion in additional discretionary spending reduction.\n\nWith these facts in mind, Sen. Johnson\u2019s report provides an analysis of different scenarios using various growth rates and spending levels to prove that, without returning to a much lower pre-pandemic spending level, there is virtually no hope of achieving a balanced budget.\n\nAs Republican leaders have repeatedly stated, \u201cWe don't have a revenue problem; we have a spending problem.\u201d\n\n\u201cRepublicans must ask themselves whether they're willing to address this spending problem. I hope the answer is yes \u2014 and I will continue doing everything I can to ensure it is,\u201d said Sen. Johnson.\n\nThe full text of the report can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/psi-chairman-johnson-requests-transparency-from-biden-cabinet-officials-regarding-the-former-president-s-cognitive-decline/91a21b2f-61c2-45b0-b3a3-3de8d4f9efb5", "PSI Chairman Johnson Requests Transparency from Biden Cabinet Officials Regarding the Former President\u2019s Cognitive Decline", "2025-05-22", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (\u201cthe Subcommittee\u201d), sent letters to 28 former Biden Cabinet members regarding their knowledge of President Biden\u2019s cognitive and health decline during his time in office and while running for reelection. Chairman Johnson requested that these former public officials appear voluntarily before the Subcommittee for interviews by June 6, 2025.\n\nA recent book detailing the former president\u2019s cognitive and health decline while in office revealed that members of President Biden\u2019s inner circle were alarmed by the state of his health. One Cabinet secretary was reportedly left \u201cupset and disturbed\u201d after meeting with President Biden due to his \u201cmumbly and incoherent\u201d speech. As the chairman\u2019s letter noted, the reported behind-the-scenes concerns stand in stark contrast to Cabinet officials\u2019 public statements portraying the former president as healthy and mentally sharp.\n\n\u201cThe discrepancy between what Cabinet officials were telling the public about the former president\u2019s health and what they were apparently witnessing and saying privately is astonishing, particularly considering that the former president was seeking reelection. After years of being lied to and kept in the dark, the public deserves full and complete transparency about what was known and when concerning President Biden\u2019s health,\u201d Chairman Johnson wrote.\n\nThe letters went out to the following former Biden Cabinet-level members:\n\nLloyd Austin, former Secretary of Defense;\n\nXavier Becerra, former Secretary of Health and Human Services;\n\nJared Bernstein, former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;\n\nAntony Blinken, former Secretary of State;\n\nWilliam J. Burns, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;\n\nPete Buttigieg, former Secretary of Transportation;\n\nMiguel Cardona, former Secretary of Education;\n\nMarcia Fudge, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;\n\nMerrick Garland, former Attorney General;\n\nJennifer Granholm, former Secretary of Energy;\n\nIsabel Guzman, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration;\n\nDeb Haaland, former Secretary of the Interior;\n\nAvril Haines, former Director of National Intelligence;\n\nKamala Harris, former Vice President;\n\nRonald Klain, former White House Chief of Staff;\n\nAlejandro Mayorkas, former Secretary of Homeland Security;\n\nDenis McDonough, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs;\n\nArati Prabhakar, former Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;\n\nGina Raimondo, former Secretary of Commerce;\n\nMichael Regan, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;\n\nJulie Su, former Acting Secretary of Labor;\n\nKatherine Tai, former United States Trade Representative;\n\nLinda Thomas-Greenfield, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations;\n\nAdrianne Todman, former Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;\n\nTom Vilsack, former Secretary of Agriculture;\n\nJanet Yellen, former Secretary of the Treasury;\n\nShalanda Young, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and\n\nJeff Zients, former White House Chief of Staff.\n\nThe letters from Chairman Johnson can be found here.\n\nRead more about the chairman\u2019s letters here: Axios, Fox News, and Washington Examiner.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/psi-chairman-johnson-releases-report-will-hold-hearing-on-federal-health-agencies-failure-to-warn-about-the-risk-of-myocarditis-following-covid-19-vaccination", "PSI Chairman Johnson Releases Report; Will Hold Hearing on Federal Health Agencies\u2019 Failure to Warn About the Risk of Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination", "2025-05-21", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (\u201cPSI\u201d or \u201cSubcommittee\u201d), will hold a hearing entitled, \u201cThe Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines.\u201d In conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with more than 2,400 pages of records, detailing the failure of federal health agencies to properly warn the public of the risks of myocarditis and related heart inflammation conditions following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The report, which follows Chairman Johnson\u2019s Jan. 28, 2025 subpoena to the Department of Health and Human Services (\u201cHHS\u201d), reveals how federal health officials who were aware of reports of heart inflammation conditions associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines delayed notifying the public while downplaying the risks.\n\nRecords produced pursuant to the subpoena reveal the following: in the first half of 2021, federal health officials had ample evidence of myocarditis and related heart inflammation conditions occurring in young adults who received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Although a number of these records were previously made available to the public through the Freedom of Information Act (\u201cFOIA\u201d), the Biden administration\u2019s heavy redactions prevented a full understanding of what federal health officials knew and what actions they took.\n\nAs detailed in the report and records Chairman Johnson released, beginning in February 2021, federal health officials were put on notice by counterparts in Israel of individuals experiencing myocarditis and related heart inflammation conditions after receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Over the next three months, federal health officials continued to receive information on cases of heart inflammation following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. By mid-May 2021, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (\u201cCDC\u201d) officials were drafting a formal notification for health care providers and other officials.\n\nRecords indicate that while health officials were drafting the notification, a key vaccine safety monitoring system, VAERS, began showing a safety signal for a heart inflammation condition in young adults who had received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Within days of the safety signal, the top ranking official at the Food and Drug Administration (\u201cFDA\u201d), then-Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, pushed back on the CDC\u2019s plan to formally notify healthcare providers, ultimately resulting in the formal notification being rejected in favor of a posting on CDC\u2019s website.\n\nThe report builds on the work of many individuals who fought tirelessly to obtain records through the FOIA process under the Biden administration. The chairman credits Brenda Baletti, Ed Berkovich, Brian Hooker, Amy Kelly, Zachary Stieber, Naomi Wolf, and many others who worked persistently to expose the truth about the association of myocarditis with the COVID-19 vaccines.\n\nWith the release of the interim report and the corresponding subpoenaed documents produced by the Trump administration, the public will be able to access a more complete record of the Biden administration\u2019s failure to warn the public about the health risks of COVID-19 vaccines without heavy FOIA redactions.\n\nKey findings from the report include:\n\nDespite their awareness of the risks, U.S. health officials downplayed the risks of myocarditis and associated heart inflammation conditions after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.\n\nU.S. health officials delayed for months alerting the public, and ultimately rejected a formal notification to health care providers about the risks to young people of myocarditis and associated heart inflammation conditions following receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.\n\nU.S. health officials were made aware by at least early 2021 that some of their vaccine safety monitoring systems may not have been capturing all cases of myocarditis and associated heart inflammation following receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.\n\nThe hearing will be live streamed beginning at 2:00pm EST here.\n\nThe interim PSI Majority Staff report can be found here.\n\nThe records, which at the request of HHS contain minimal redactions for Personally Identifiable Information, are linked below:\n\nPart 1\n\nPart 2\n\nPart 3\n\nPart 4\n\nPart 5\n\nPart 6\n\nPart 7\n\nPart 8\n\nPart 9\n\nPart 10\n\nPart 11\n\nPart 12\n\nPart 13\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/sen-johnson-joins-sen-scott-colleagues-in-introducing-resolution-celebrating-national-charter-schools-week", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Scott, Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Celebrating National Charter Schools Week", "2025-05-20", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and 20 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution to celebrate National Charter Schools Week and recognize charter schools\u2019 success in the academic landscape. Charter schools continue to expand across the nation. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, approximately 250,000 teachers educate more than 3.7 million students at over 8,000 charter schools nationwide.\n\n\u201cNational Charter Schools Week is a time to celebrate the benefit that families have in the ability to choose the best type of education for their children. The increase in demand nationwide for charter schools demonstrates how important choice in education is for families. I will continue to advocate and fight for school choice in Wisconsin and across the nation,\u201d said Sen. Johnson.\n\nSens. Johnson and Scott were joined by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Jon Husted (R-Ohio).\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/sen-johnson-joins-sen-cotton-in-introducing-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-military-installations-from-unauthorized-drones", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Cotton in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones", "2025-05-16", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing the Comprehensive Operations for Unmanned-System Neutralization and Threat Elimination Response (COUNTER) Act. The bipartisan legislation will help enhance airspace security at military installations.\n\nSens. Johnson and Cotton were joined by U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jim Justice (R-W. Va.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.).\n\nU.S. Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) are introducing companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/sen-johnson-joins-sen-ricketts-in-sending-letter-backing-president-trump-s-call-for-full-dismantlement-of-iran-s-nuclear-program", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Ricketts in Sending Letter Backing President Trump\u2019s Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program", "2025-05-15", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the Administration\u2019s ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump Administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime\u2019s capacity to enrich uranium.\n\n\u201cWe write to express our strong support for your efforts to secure a deal with Iran that dismantles its nuclear program, and to reinforce the explicit warnings that you and officials in your Administration have issued that the regime must permanently give up any capacity for enrichment,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cWe cannot afford another agreement that enables Iran to play for time, as the JCPOA did. The Iranian regime should know that the Administration has Congressional backing to ensure their ability to enrich uranium is permanently eliminated. As always, we stand ready to provide you and your Administration whatever resources you need to advance American national security interests,\u201d they continued.\n\nSens. Johnson and Ricketts were joined by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Jim Justice (R-W. Va.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Curtis (R-Utah), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"], ["https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/sen-johnson-joins-sen-lankford-in-introducing-regulatory-accountability-act-to-rein-in-unelected-bureaucrats", "Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Lankford in Introducing Regulatory Accountability Act to Rein in Unelected Bureaucrats", "2025-05-13", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "WI", "Ron Johnson", "J000293", "www.ronjohnson.senate.gov", "ronjohnson", "https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) to reform federal rulemaking by curbing agency overreach, restoring congressional authority, and ensuring that regulations are transparent and lawful while preventing agencies from bypassing Congress and the Constitution.\n\n\u201cThis bill restores accountability to a regulatory process that has become overly complex and burdensome, especially for small businesses and workers. It reins in unelected bureaucrats by ensuring major regulations receive proper scrutiny and cost analysis before taking effect. Increasing transparency and simplifying the regulatory process will further economic growth for all Americans,\u201d said Sen. 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