WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Squawk Box to discuss President Biden abandoning Israel, antisemitism on college campuses, and the SAVE Act: Click here to watch to the full interview On President Biden abandoning Israel: “What the President is doing here is not only defying the will of Congress, to your point, we just voted on this several days ago. But he's also trying to dictat... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Congressman Chip Roy (TX), and Senator Mike Lee (UT) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Amid the worst border crisis in American history, the SAVE Act would ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship to register. Click here to watch Speaker... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks following a failed attempt to vacate the Speakership: Hey everyone, just another Wednesday on Capitol hill. I want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence from my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort, that is certainly what it was. As I’ve said from the beginning and I’ve made clear here every day, I intend to do my job, I ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson released a statement following passage of Rep. Chuck Edwards’ Equal Representation Act. This legislation would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question and exclude noncitizens from the population in which the apportionment of each state’s U.S. House representation and electors are based. “The only influence illegal immigrants should ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered an address at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. The event is hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks “Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed security assistance to Israel to help protect its borders. We did it, and we did it together to... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 7423 – a bill to designate the United States Postal Office in Rayville, LA as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building.” Congressman Letlow, elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in December 2020, tragically lost his life due to complications from COVID-19 before being sworn into office. “He had spen... Read More »
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 program that has allowed... Read More »
On Tuesday, Speaker Johnson’s district staff will be hosting satellite office hours to assist constituents throughout Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District who need help navigating federal agencies. The district staff members will be available to assist Louisianians with federal agency programs such as Social Security, Medicare, military and veterans’ issues. Staff are also available to help cons... Read More »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Speaker Johnson announced the House response to the Senate’s national security supplemental legislation. This legislation is comprised of four separate bills and provides resources to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as measures to counter adversaries in each region. “This legislation also includes enhanced oversight and accountability of U.S. taxpayer reso... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, after announcing the House’s national security supplemental plan, Speaker Johnson joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow and Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead to discuss the House plan, the need for urgent border security measures, and the motion to vacate. “What we’ve done is taken the Senate supplemental bill, and we’ve improved the process and the policy, and that’... Read More »
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 responsibility, every... Read More »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Mike Johnson released a fact sheet on the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which would stop the FBI’s abuses of FISA Section 702 inquiries and prevent another phony Russia Hoax investigation by the FBI. The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act would make 56 sweeping changes, which would be the largest intelligence reform package since FISA’s i... Read More »
On a gloomy Monday morning, Shreveport firefighters were dressed in their best in anticipation to welcome the United States Speaker of the House. Shreveport native Rep. Mike Johnson paid northwest Louisiana a visit April 8. During his visit, he recognized the men and women of the Shreveport Fire Department with a Challenge Coin ceremony. "I am really honored to hand these out to the group that I f... Read More »
WASHINGTON — This week, Speaker Johnson’s district staff will be hosting satellite office hours to assist constituents throughout Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District who need help navigating federal agencies. The district staff members will be available to assist Louisianians with federal agency programs such as Social Security, Medicare, military and veterans’ issues. Staff are also available ... Read More »
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 Mayorkas. The impeachment managers are Home... Read More »
