U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson takes up budget committee gavel

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 248

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson was named chairman of the Senate budget committee Tuesday, taking up a position left vacant after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham earlier this month.

Johnson was the fourth highest ranking Republican on the committee, but received the chairmanship because Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) already chair the Judiciary and Finance committees and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is on his way out of the …

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