Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., is accusing Democrats of making a concerted effort to eliminate “so help me God” from the congressional oath. Americans "need to know that there is a concerted effort now to change this tradition,” Johnson said on "The Todd Starnes Show.” Fox News reported last month that the House Committee on Natural Resources was looking to remove the phrase from the oath, sparking out... Read more »
– The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) has announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. This year’s theme for Louisiana’s Fourth District is “The People of Louisiana.” Specific details regarding the Fourth District’s competition can be found here. “Louisiana is blessed with many unique features and boundless natural re... Read more »
The debate on whether the phrase "so help me God" should remain in the oath taken when testifying before Congress continued last week in the wake of Louisiana GOP Congressman Mike Johnson becoming an unofficial watchdog protecting the language. Johnson, who asked members of the Republican Study Committee of which he is chairman to join him, helped thwart the removal of "God" from the language afte... Read more »
ALEXANDRIA (LBM) –Even as the legislatures in New York and Virginia announced bills to legalize the killing of babies up to the moment of birth and even those who had survived abortion, Louisianans gathered on multiple weekends around the Pelican state to declare that the lives of the unborn and the just born matter here. “Across Louisiana over the past few weeks, 20,000 citizens marched to show t... Read more »
The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson, R-LA, is seeking entries for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students. This year’s theme for Louisiana’s Fourth District, which Johnson represents, is “The People of Louisiana.” Specific details regarding the Fourth District’s competition can be found here. “Louisiana is blessed with many unique f... Read more »
Conservative lawmakers in the House are trying to force a vote on a bill protecting babies born alive after abortion, after a Democrat in the Senate last week blocked Republicans in the upper chamber from passing similar legislation by unanimous consent. “Protecting innocent life shouldn’t be a partisan issue and it shouldn’t be difficult,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a... Read more »
(CNSNews.com) – The House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on “gun violence prevention” Wednesday morning, but the proceedings hit a snag when Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) omitted the phrase “So help me God” as he swore in the witnesses. Rep. Mike Johnson (R.-La.) made a parliamentary inquiry as soon as the witnesses sat down, and Nadler agreed to repeat the oath--including the phrase "S... Read more »
President Trump's state of the union speech played predictably well in Louisiana, even with its Democratic governor, which is no surprise considering the state remains a Trump strong-hold. Following is some reaction from Gov. John Bel Edwards, congressmen and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. Edwards: Louisiana's governor, mindful of his reelection campaign as the lone Democratic governor in... Read more »
Politics can do a lot to solve the world's problems -- but it can't do everything. When it comes to history's great moral dilemmas, hearts had to be changed before laws were. And that shift almost always started in the same place: the church. The most powerful voices speaking into the crises of slavery, segregation, genocide, or abortion have usually come from the pulpit. So it's no surprise that ... Read more »
For years, House Republicans would blame the Senate if they didn’t get their way in spending negotiations. But now, amid an ongoing border wall funding dispute, GOP lawmakers in both chambers are finally on the same page. The symbiotic relationship is oddly timed with House Republicans in the minority. In the previous two Congresses, Republicans held the majority in both chambers — first under for... Read more »
