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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Wednesday January 22, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Sen. Johnson Joins Make America Healthy Again Caucus in Reacting to FDA's Red Dye Ban
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Make America Healthy Again Caucus in Reacting to FDA's Red Dye Ban WASHINGTON - On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and his colleagues in releasing the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially banned Red No. 3 from foods, dietary supplements, and ingested medicines. The MAHA Caucus is  more

Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Cruz, Colleagues in Supporting Police, Firefighters, and First Responders
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Cruz, Colleagues in Supporting Police, Firefighters, and First Responders WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 8 of his Senate GOP colleagues in introducing the Thin Blue Line Act which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement. Federal law already makes the targeting, killing, or attempted k  more

Sen. Johnson Leads Effort to Pass Legislation Combatting Opioid Epidemic
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Leads Effort to Pass Legislation Combatting Opioid Epidemic WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 6 of his Senate GOP colleagues reintroduced the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. This bill codifies an effective regulation that is preventing new fentanyl-related substances from entering our communities by permanently classifying fentanyl-related   more

Sen. Johnson Votes to Support the Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Votes to Support the Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) voted to pass the Laken Riley Act, which will give local law enforcement and ICE more tools to combat illegal immigrants who commit crime in the United States. The Laken Riley Act requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and/or issue a detainer for illegal aliens who comm  more