The Latest: Sen. Ron Johnson blasts border-index effort

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is blasting a now-derailed effort to use a system of reds, yellows and greens to measure border security.

The Wisconsin Republican says a bill he has introduced would include measurements that help the government decide how to spend money on border security.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson rejected a color-coded scheme to measure border security after hiring a consultant that dismissed the idea as simplistic and misleading.