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 – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, voted against a $3 trillion, partisan messaging bill brought to the floor by Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday. The bill, which is “dead on arrival” in the Senate and faces a veto threat from President Trump, includes a… Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., joined "Fox Report" anchor Jon Scott to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how to hold China accountable. "I think we need to take decisive action. And so we proposed in our framework that China, really the government there, be held accountable," Johnson said Saturday. "How do you do that? Well, we could end these visas, for example, that Chinese… Read more »

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Member of the House Judiciary Committee and U.S. Representative Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement has been awarded $9.6 million in COVID-19 emergency supplemental funding from the Justice Department. According to a news release, the funding will aid state and local law… Read more »

BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced over $1.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds have been awarded to public housing authorities across Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District. The grants, which are being dispersed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were authorized under the CARES Act to ensure public housing… Read more »

The Republican Study Committee (RSC) presented House and Senate leadership with its Framework for Recovery, Accountability, and Prosperity. The framework adapts more than a year of internal RSC policy development to provide Congress with a solutions-oriented, 37-point blueprint for leading America though the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic recovery. If enacted, RSC’s… Read more »

Congressman Mike Johnson issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a grant totaling over $6.5 million to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. This grant will be used to continue the department’s response to combating COVID-19 through medical care support and emergency protective efforts… Read more »

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Congressman Mike Johnson is a part of the task forced formed by President Trump on reopening the economy. President Trump conducted his first meeting of that task force this morning by phone. “The American people have pulled together to slow the spread of COVID-19, demonstrated selflessness beyond belief, and endured incredible sacrifice. As a result, we… Read more »

KADN BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced more than $5.9 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants have been awarded as economic relief to local airports affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic relief grants were authorized by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed… Read more »

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Louisiana health care facilities are about to get $474.8 million in Medicare reimbursements to help cover services, expenses, and lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. This support will help 4,944 health care providers that have been responding to the coronavirus crisis in Louisiana. “Doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians… Read more »

Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Bill Cassidy and Congressman Mike Johnson sent a letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) urging that the agency take decisive action to address the COVID-19 outbreak at the federal correctional institution in Oakdale. This letter seeks answers to specific questions regarding the BOP’s plans to mitigate the spread of COVD-19 to inmates,… Read more »