GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is first target of new Democratic congressional 'integrity' group

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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is first target of new Democratic congressional 'integrity' group


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-sen-ron-johnson-first-target-new-democratic-congressional-integrity-n1235132


The Congressional Integrity Project is raising questions about the senator's public actions and his personal finances in its initial report.

July 29, 2020, 4:35 AM CDT By Heidi Przybyla

WASHINGTON — Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who heads the Senate's chief oversight committee and is one of the wealthiest members of the Senate, has likely seen his personal fortune double as he has advocated for policies that have benefited him financially while he has been in office, a new Democratic-backed nonprofit group alleges.

The first report by the Congressional Integrity Project, which was shared with NBC News, outlines how Johnson, the powerful chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, broke a campaign pledge to create a blind trust for Pacur LLC, the plastics company he once owned and in which he held a financial stake until earlier this year.

He also advocated for laws demanding lower rates for "pass through" entities similar to his family business and defended companies that have skirted taxes by using offshore corporate tax havens, the report said.
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The report suggests that Johnson is likely to have increased his wealth anywhere from 50 percent to 100 percent since he took office, a figure confirmed by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Johnson was paid millions by Pacur even after he was elected to the Senate in 2010, when his brother took over the company..........................


...............Brett Kappel, a lawyer specializing in ethics who has been critical of the Trump administration, said many of the findings "fall into the sleazy but legal category."

Most Americans don't realize that members of Congress aren't supposed to have any outside employment, yet they're not required to recuse themselves from championing laws they or their families personally and financially benefit from....................................