WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was eliminated by the Israeli Defense Force. “Justice has once again been served by the brave men and women of the Israeli military. Yahya Sinwar, the vile, disgusting person who orchestrated the October 7th massacre, is dead. Sinwar’s life was the embodiment of evil and marked by hatred for all ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined CBS News’ Face the Nation and NBC News’ Meet the Press to discuss the ongoing federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Speaker also discussed election security and the 2024 election process. Click here to watch the NBC interview, and here to watch the CBS interview On the ongoing federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Rememb... Read More »
Asheville, NC — Today, Speaker Johnson joined Representative Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) in Western North Carolina to meet with first responders and families impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated communities in the Southeast last week. The delegation received multiple on-the-ground tours of the hurricane damage, and afterwards gave remarks to ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — To recognize the anniversary of Hamas’ barbaric attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, Speaker Johnson released a statement and video honoring the lives taken by Hamas, offering prayers for peace and for the hostages still held captive in Gaza, and reiterating that the United States stands proudly with our strongest ally in the Middle East. Click here to watch the video Speaker Johnson’... Read More »
This morning, Speaker Johnson joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week and Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the federal response to Hurricane Helene, standing with Israel, and the need keep the 2024 election about policy, not politics. Click here to watch ABC interview, here to watch Fox interview On the federal response to Hurricane Helene: At the federal level, this has been a ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson joined Reps. Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Neal Dunn (FL-02) in North Florida to meet with first responders and families impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated communities in the Southeast last week. The delegation received an aerial and on-the-ground tour of the hurricane damage, and afterwards held a roundtable with local stakeholders to discuss ongoing reco... Read More »
WASHINGTON — After addressing the New York Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, this morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox & Friends live in studio to react to last night’s vice-presidential debate, to urge the Biden-Harris Administration to stand with Israel as Iran continues to attack, and to discuss the federal response to Hurricane Helene and the recent dockworkers strike. On Iran’s attacks again... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike this morning: “The Biden-Harris economy has made life harder for everyone, and this administration’s failure to encourage a resolution between the International Longshoremen’s Association Union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance will only exacerbate t... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer and Chairwoman Stefanik released the following statement after Iran launched a direct attack against Israel. “Iran is again brazenly attacking Israel with a barrage of rocket fire and an apparent coordinated terrorist attack. The world is watching as Israeli families seek safety and shelter as waves of missile attacks light up the sky... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to present his economic vision for the first 100 days under a Republican administration and the forward-looking House Republican agenda. Before delivering his speech, Speaker Johnson addressed the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Iran’s attack on Israel today. On the Biden-Harris Administration’s Failing E... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed HR 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act: “While the Biden-Harris Administration was busy opening our borders to allow illegal aliens to flood into American communities, sanctuary cities were providing them with things like with free housing and healthcare - at the same time shielding them from federal law... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the below statement after the House passed the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024, days after the second assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “It is surreal to say that there was a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life in less than two months. The current situation is dangerous, and he needs and deserves increased Secr... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, following the second assassination attempt on President Trump’s life, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to expand the investigative purview of the Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump to include the second assassination attempt. Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the unanimous consent request was agree... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This week, the Republican-led House took several important steps to expose and fight the woke agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration. “This week, the House passed three comprehensive anti-woke legislative packages, along with several key individual bills, to counter the woke, wasteful, and weaponized agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration. Americans want our banks to be fiduciar... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This morning, ahead of the House vote on a six month spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and protect American elections from noncitizen voting, Speaker Johnson joined Fox News’ Fox and Friends and CNBC’s Squawk Box to implore Congressional Democrats to protect American elections, highlight the 2025 GOP economic agenda, and detail plans to expand the investigative scope of ... Read More »
