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Too often, all the American people see of Congress is hyper-partisan bickering on cable TV. What they don’t see when the cameras are turned off? Many of us are friends. The policy disputes? They aren’t personal, even when passionate.
A few Minden residents got the latest on Washington at a town hall meeting with Congressman Mike Johnson.
United States Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana's 4th Congressional District is adamant in his support of American war veterans.
"If everybody had a brand new Cadillac in the driveway that'd be great but if you can't afford to put gasoline in the tank, it doesn't do you a whole lot of good. It just sits there."
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Benton, talked about health care Thursday in a town hall meeting with constituents.
Johnson, who represents the 4th Congressional District, including Allen, Beauregard and Vernon parishes, said premiums in Louisiana have risen 123 percent and that the quest for affordable health care is at a crisis stage.
MINDEN, LA - Congressman Mike Johnson is holding a town hall meeting later this afternoon in Minden.
The town hall is from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. inside the Minden City Hall courtroom, 520 Broadway Street.
Minden Town Hall
A church mission trip to Guatemala turns into a nightmare for a Keithville man after he is detained and put in prison. His family speaks about their difficult efforts to bring him home.
The family of a Keithville man who found himself locked up while on a mission trip in Guatemala is fighting to get him home.
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Division in Washington continues, even after the shooting of a high-profile congressman. But some members of Congress are calling for an end to the sometimes-hateful rhetoric. One Louisiana congressman says the harsh dialogue needs to go.
“We all lamented, all of us that the level of public discourse has declined so much,” said Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).
As the growing scourge of terrorism threatens innocent people around the globe, it is maddening that some nations not only embrace the sponsors of terrorism, but fuel their evil with financial support. The United States must always stand against this madness.