“Ron Johnson comes under fire for being MIA at [Homeland Security] committee hearings in first four years,” read yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel headline.
Not ideal for a vulnerable Senator running on his national security “expertise.”
Key Points:
In his first four years in office, Johnson missed 60% of the hearings held by the homeland security committee and the subcommittees to which he was assigned.
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Among the hearings Johnson missed were one on homegrown terrorism, one on terrorist travel 10 years after 9-11 and three on border security. On at least two occasions in 2011, Johnson made it to fundraisers on the same day he missed a homeland security hearing.
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Among the hearings Johnson missed were one on homegrown terrorism, one on terrorist travel 10 years after 9-11 and three on border security. On at least two occasions in 2011, Johnson made it to fundraisers on the same day he missed a homeland security hearing.
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Published: Jan 27, 2016