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Democrats’ Inflation Legacy: Four Years of Price Hikes That Devastated Working Families

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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden may no longer be in the White House, but American families are still living with the consequences of his economic failures. President Biden presided over the worst inflation spike in 40 years, driving up the cost of food, housing, transportation, and necessities and left working families struggling to keep up. Today, President Trump and Congressional Republicans are cleaning...

House Republicans Continue to Codify President Trump’s Crackdown on D.C. Crime

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed additional pieces of legislation this week to codify more of President Trump’s Executive Order confronting the crime crisis in our nation’s capital. “House Republicans continue to codify President Trump’s crackdown on D.C. crime and passed two more critical bills to reverse the city’s dangerous soft-on-crime policie...

Speaker Johnson at Weekly House Republican Press Conference

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WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans’ efforts to deliver maximum transparency regarding the Epstein files and ensure justice for victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes. Speaker Johnson also addressed the Democrats’ newfound interest in the Epstein files, despite sitting on this information for the en...

Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News Sunday

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WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss Republican efforts to drive down health care costs and restore regular order to the appropriations process. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats’ newfound interest in the Epstein Files and the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full intervi...

Speaker Johnson: The Democrats Knew the Pain the Shutdown Would Cause, and They Did It Anyway

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WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria to discuss the House Republican agenda going forward after Congressional Democrats kept the government closed for a record-long 43 days. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full interview here. On the end of the Democrat shutdown: The long national nightmare is finally over. We're so grateful that Republican...

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of Government Funding Bill to End the Democrat Shutdown and Reopen the Government

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released a statement after House Republicans passed and sent to President Trump’s desk the government funding bill to reopen the government after Washington Democrats kept it closed for 43 days, marking the longest government shutdown in American history. “The Democrat Shutdown is finally over thanks to House and Sena...

Speaker Johnson Remarks on Day 41 of Democrat Government Shutdown

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WASHINGTON — On Day 41 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks after eight Senate Democrats voted last night to break the filibuster and begin the process of voting to reopen the government. “It appears to us this morning that our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end, and we're grateful for that. At least some Democrats now finally appear ready to do what Republi...

Speaker Johnson Makes a Trio of Television Appearances

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WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson made a trio of television appearances on Fox Business’ Kudlow, Newsmax’s The Record, and CNN’s The Lead to discuss Senate Democrats finally finding the courage to end the government shutdown. Speaker Johnson also addressed Republican efforts to drive down the cost of living following four failed years of Bidenomics. Watch Speaker Johnson on Fox Business...

Speaker Johnson on Day 37 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Walked Their Party Off a Cliff with No Parachute

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WASHINGTON — On Day 37 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside Republican Governance Group Vice Chairman Carlos Gimenez, members of the Republican Governance Group, and House GOP Leadership to discuss Democrats affordability myth and Republican efforts to clean up President Biden’s economic mess. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats continuing to keep the ...

One Year After the Election, Trump and Republicans Are Using Their Mandate, Delivering Results for the American People

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WASHINGTON — One year ago, the American people sent President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to Washington with a mandate to restore common sense, secure the border, rebuild the economy, and put America first again. Now, just twelve months into that mandate, the results are unmistakable: a stronger border, safer streets, lower costs, and a nation once again proud of its strength. Toget...

Speaker Johnson on Day 36 of the Democrat Shutdown: House Democrats Embrace Zohran Mamdani at Their Own Peril

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WASHINGTON — On Day 36 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside members of the sophomore class and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats have handed the keys of their party to avowed socialists and leaders who fantasize about the death of their political opponents. Speaker Johnson also reminded Democrat Rep. Chrissy Houlahan – who embarrassingly tried t...

Speaker Johnson on Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Are Woke and Weak and They Know It

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WASHINGTON — On Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats have abandoned working families in an attempt to appease the Far Left. Speaker Johnson also addressed new research which found Democrats are “...

Amid Democrat Shutdown, Major Cracks Appear in the Democrat Coalition

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WASHINGTON — As the Democrat Shutdown ends its fifth week, frustration is growing across the country — not just from travelers and federal workers, but from the very unions Democrats claim to represent. More than a month ago, House Republicans passed a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open and protect paychecks for federal workers. But Democrats continue to keep it c...

Speaker Johnson on Day 34 of the Democrat Shutdown: Despite 14 Consecutive Votes to Keep Government Closed, Democrats Continue Gaslighting the American People

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WASHINGTON — On Day 34 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership to dismantle Congressional Democrats’ most flagrant lies about their government shutdown. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats fear of the Far-Left radicals in their own party. “What is outrageous to us is that they have gone onto the Senate floor and they have voted no. Th...

Wall Street Journal: Travel Industry Sounds Alarm Over Government Shutdown

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WASHINGTON — Read “Travel Industry Sounds Alarm Over Government Shutdown,” in today’s Wall Street Journal: Hundreds of travel businesses, including casinos, hotels and convention bureaus, are asking Congress to end the monthlong government shutdown by immediately passing a straightforward spending bill, citing worries about the holiday travel season. The letter signed by nearly 500 companies and g...