Witness to History 

Inauguration Day was a good day for America. Watching Donald Trump take the oath of office becoming the 47th President of the United States was an honor. It is time to not only make America great again, but make it even better after four years of disastrous Democratic policies.  

President Trump is coming into office with more experience and a wariness of the deep state. Our job in the Senate is to make sure we confirm his cabinet so we can get to work and President Trump can fulfill his promises to the American people. We also need to expose the weaponization of government that happened during the last administration. 

WATCH: Sen. Johnson on BBC News Special Inauguration Coverage 

WATCH: Sen. Johnson on Newsmax 

Attending the swearing-in ceremony of President Trump at the Capitol Rotunda: Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Rand Paul, and Sen.Ted Cruz. 

New Position as Chairman of PSI

I am honored to serve as chairman of the powerful Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This subcommittee’s investigatory record spans decades and its reputation for conducting thorough oversight and exposing wrongdoing is unparalleled. It is my privilege to build on that legacy.

I look forward to working with Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal and other members of the subcommittee to uncover the truth on issues that are important to the American people. My hope is that the subcommittee’s work will be largely non-partisan. There should be nothing partisan about revealing the truth.

Absurd Spending Needs to Change

Current spending is completely unsustainable, unjustified, and absurd. We have to return to pre-pandemic spending levels. It’s time for a paradigm shift in the way we use our budgets.

The people that voted for President Trump do not expect the federal government is going to continue spending at President Biden and the Democrats’ spending levels.

On January 16, I spoke on the Senate floor to discuss the importance of returning to a reasonable pre-pandemic spending level and the massive deficit spending that is devaluing the U.S. dollar.

WATCH: Senate floor speech on government spending

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Cabinet Confirmation Hearings

Since the start of the 119th Congress, we have been holding confirmation hearings for President Trump's cabinet nominees. 

Here are some highlights from the hearings I have participated in:

• Kristi Noem: For too long the Department of Homeland Security has been completely misused. Their mission creep under the Biden administration has caused the agency to leave America vulnerable. I look forward to working with Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary to secure the homeland again.

• Scott Bessent: The pick for Treasury Secretary and I agree that the U.S. does not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. I look forward to voting for Scott Bessent's confirmation and working with him to reset spending levels to a reasonable pre-pandemic level.

• Sean Duffy: I was proud to introduce Wisconsin's own Sean Duffy
  in his confirmation hearing. Sean will be a strong and dedicated leader of the Department of Transportation, prioritizing safety and investing in infrastructure projects that connect our communities. We are fortunate that he is willing to serve the public again, and I recommend him as Secretary without reservation.

News from the 119th Congress

• The Laken Riley Act passed Congress and will be the first bill signed into law by President Trump. I voted to pass the bill which will give local law enforcement and ICE more tools to combat illegal immigrants who commit crime in the United States.  

• I joined a letter to President Trump encouraging him to reinstate and broaden the life-affirming pro-life policies in the early days of his new administration and end the weaponization of the U.S. government against pro-life Americans and unborn children.

• I reintroduced the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues (SOFA) Act. Since 2017, I've been working to pass this bill to help law enforcement combat the opioid epidemic by deterring the manufacture of new fentanyl substances.

• As part of the MAHA Caucus, we were pleased to see the FDA ban Red No. 3 from foods, dietary supplements, and ingested medicines. We look forward to addressing the root causes of chronic diseases and creating a healthier, stronger nation with President Trump and HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.