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  • Johnson Statement on McCabe Report from DOJ Inspector General

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Justice Department Inspector General provided a report to the committee regarding its investigation of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. “The American public now knows why former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired.  Individuals who lie should not be working at the highest levels of the FBI. I comme...

  • Johnson Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Deploy the National Guard to the Southern Border

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would work with border state governors to deploy National Guard troops to the southern border. “The president has a duty to protect American citizens. Securing our borders is a priority of his administration and this committee.  I support the president’s decis...

Minority News

  • After Millions of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Wasted in Afghanistan on Incomplete Project with Safety Hazards, McCaskill Demands Answers

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate’s top oversight committee, is demanding answers after a recent report showed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent almost $60 million on an electricity transmission project in Afghanistan. The system does not currently operate, not only because of technical issues with the system, but because it was built on privately owned land. In fact, the Corps of Engineers has had to pay an additional $98,00...

  • Postal Service Nominees Commit to Getting McCaskill Answers on ‘Last Mile’ Delivery Contracts

    WASHINGTON – At a confirmation hearing today for President Trump’s nominees to serve on the United States Postal Service (USPS) board of governors, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill continued her years-long efforts to get answers on USPS’ contracts with its competitors for critical ‘last mile’ delivery. “To me this seems like a simple oversight request…I’m very concerned that we have enabled our competition to be more successful while we’ve h...