Latest News

Speaker Johnson on Day Nine of Democrat Government Shutdown: While Schumer Celebrates the Shutdown, U.S. Troops and Their Families Fear Missed Paychecks

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Nine of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost to discuss Chuck Schumer celebrating U.S. troops not receiving their paychecks due to the Democrat Government Shutdown. “Chuck Schumer did an interview last night and bragged, this is what he had the audacity to say,...

Democrats Keep the Government Closed to Appease their Leftist Base – and Americans are Noticing

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are refusing to reopen the government to appease their Far-Left flank. The House has already passed a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR) to fund essential services and keep the government open for the American people. President Trump and Congressional Republicans stand united behind that responsible plan. Rather than...

Speaker Johnson on Day Eight of Democrat Government Shutdown: The House Passed the Clean CR to Pay Troops, TSA Agents, and Air Traffic Controllers. Democrats Voted for Them to Go Unpaid.

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Eight of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole to highlight the negative consequences being wrought in states around the country by this shutdown, and to remind the American people that the fastest and best way to ensure U.S. troops, TSA agents, and air traffic cont...

Speaker Johnson: Reasonable Senate Democrats Must End the Shutdown Pain and Vote to Reopen the Government

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — This evening, after Senate Democrats rejected the clean, short-term, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for the sixth time, Speaker Johnson joined The Lead on CNN, Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV, and Hannity on Fox News to discuss the government shutdown’s harmful effects on everyday Americans. Speaker Johnson also addressed Israel and Hamas agreeing to the fir...

Speaker Johnson on Day Seven of Democrat Government Shutdown: Chuck Schumer Continues to Inflict Harm on the American People to “Stand Up to Trump”

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — As the Democrat Government Shutdown crosses one week, Speaker Johnson held another press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to remind the American people – and the mainstream media – that Chuck Schumer has spent nearly half a century in Congress and has always advocated to keep the government open over partisan policy disputes. The only difference now is that he is run...

Congressional Democrats Own the Government Shutdown

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — House Republicans did our job. Two weeks ago, the House passed a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open — with 216 Republicans and one Democrat voting to fund the government. The measure now sits in the Senate, where it requires 60 votes to advance. There are only 53 Republican Senators. Instead of joining House and Senate Republicans to reopen the g...

Democrats Pick Government Shutdown Over Americans — Even Their Own Members Say It’s Wrong

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Democrats have chosen a government shutdown over the American people. Instead of joining Republicans in passing a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open, Democrats are siding with their far-left base — demanding $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending and nearly $200 billion in taxpayer benefits for illegal aliens. The result is a costly, self-inflicted s...

Speaker Johnson on Day Six of Democrat Government Shutdown: There are a Handful of People in the Country Who Could Reopen the Government, and They’re All Senate Democrats

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Six of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a solo press conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to remind the American people that Democrats – and Democrats alone – hold the power to end their shutdown and reopen the government. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. On Senate Democrats owning the government shutdown: The ball is in the court o...

Speaker Johnson to Senate Democrats: Stop Holding the American Government Hostage

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Six of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined the Clay and Buck Show, the Vince Show, and the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the consequences of the shutdown on everyday Americans. Listen to Speaker Johnson on Clay and Buck, on the Vince Show, and on the Hugh Hewitt Show. On Chuck Schumer’s fear of his Far-Left base: Chuck Schumer's a Far-Left progressive politic...

Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press, Face the Nation on Day Five of the Democrat Government Shutdown

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Five of the Democrat government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined Meet the Press on NBC and Face the Nation on CBS to further debunk Democrat lies about their own counterproposal and remind liberal media hosts that it is Senate Democrats who bear responsibility for keeping the government closed. “The reason the government has closed is because Chuck Schumer and 43 of his Democra...

Speaker Johnson to Democrats on Day Three of the Shutdown: Do Your Job, Reopen the Government, Then We Can Get Back to Work

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Three of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson joined The Today Show on NBC, America’s Newsroom on Fox News, and Varney & Co on Fox Business. Watch Speaker Johnson on NBC, on Fox News, on Fox Business. On Democrats lying about providing funding for health care for illegal aliens: Welcome to day three of the Democrat shutdown. Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democra...

Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Host Press Conference on Day Three of the Democrat-Led Government Shutdown

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Three of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune held a press conference in Statuary Hall to continue to urge Senate Democrats to do their job and vote to reopen the government. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Day Three of the Democ...

House Republican Leadership Press Conference: Day Two of the Democrat-Led Government Shutdown

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership held a press conference on Day Two of the Democrat-led government shutdown to highlight the Democrats’ lies about their own partisan counterproposal and address Democrat motivations for refusing to reopen the government. “Real pain is being inflicted upon the American people because 44 Democrats in the Senate have voted for the th...

From Denial to Admission: Democrats Expose Themselves for Intentionally Shutting Down the Government

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, House Republicans passed a clean, nonpartisan, responsible CR to keep the government open. President Trump and Republicans in Congress stand united behind this commonsense plan. House and Senate Democrats have rejected it numerous times, demanding an additional $1.5 trillion in new partisan spending, and now they are scrambling to explain away the fact that Americans ar...

Speaker Johnson on Day Two of the Democrat Shutdown: Chuck Schumer Continues to Lead the Democrat Party Off a Cliff

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON — On Day Two of the Democrat-led government shutdown, Speaker Johnson appeared on CBS’ CBS Mornings and Fox Business’ Kudlow to discuss Chuck Schumer’s refusal to reopen the government and criticized mainstream media outlets and Congressional Democrats for lying about their bid to restore healthcare funding to illegal aliens in exchange for keeping the government open. Watch Speaker Joh...