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Speaker Johnson Launches House-wide Effort to Crack Down on Antisemitism on College Campuses “We will use all tools available to us to address this scourge”

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson was joined by House Republican leadership and Committee Chairs to announce a new House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and hold universities accountable for failing to protect Jewish students.   As part of the effort, the House will be looking into federal funding universities receive, the foreign student visa…

House GOP Leadership Statement on Senate Ignoring Constitutional Duty to Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik released the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate voted to dismiss the articles of impeachment brought against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ignoring its constitutional duty to hold a trial. “By voting unanimously to bypass their constitutional…

Speaker Johnson, Impeachment Managers Call for Public Trial of Alejandro Mayorkas, Announce Date of Transmission of Impeachment Articles

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Mike Johnson joined the House impeachment managers sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on the Senate to expeditiously schedule an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, following the House’s vote to approve two articles of impeachment against Secretary…

Speaker Johnson and House Republicans Visit Southern Border to Highlight Biden Administration and Senate Democrat Refusal to Address Crisis

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EAGLE PASS — Speaker Johnson today led a delegation of over 60 Members of Congress to Eagle Pass, Texas to visit the U.S.-Mexico border.   Following their visit, Speaker Johnson and House Republicans held a press conference highlighting the refusal of the Biden Administration to enforce border policy, their experience on the ground, and their discussions with federal, state, and…

Rep. Mike Johnson: GOP Doesn’t Want Gov. Shutdown but Americans Have ‘Had Enough’ of Destructive Democrat Policies

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Americans have “had enough” of Democrat policies “destroying” our economy and security, according to House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson of Louisiana, who asserted that the GOP seeks a change in how Washington works and is genuinely trying to prevent a government shutdown. Addressing the House on Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) emphasized a shutdown is not something…

Johnson Presses AG Garland Over His Involvement in Hunter Biden Investigation

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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland over his alleged involvement in Special Counsel David Weiss’ investigation into Hunter Biden during a House Judiciary Committee hearing concerning oversight of the Department of Justice. Johnson asked Garland, under oath,  if he’d “talked to anyone at FBI Headquarters about…

Johnson Introduces Bipartisan ‘Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act’ to End Overseas Meddling in U.S. Litigation

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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 to stop foreign entities and governments from funding litigation in America’s courts. “Foreign states and sovereign wealth funds should not meddle in our justice system. This bill prevents foreign…

Johnson Statement on House Impeachment Inquiry

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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson released this statement following Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that the House will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden: “Based upon the overwhelming facts uncovered by our House Committees through our Congressional oversight responsibility, I fully support the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. This…

Several FBI offices contributed to anti-Catholic memo, refuting Wray’s testimony, GOP says

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House Republicans say FBI documents they've obtained prove that several field offices contributed to a memo that targeted traditionalist Catholics as "potential terrorists," conflicting with recent sworn testimony from FBI Director Christopher Wray. Republican leadership on the House Judiciary Committee revealed in a letter sent to Wray on Wednesday that said the document they…