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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 »

Leaders of two conservative groups in the House urged President Trump on Friday to reject any more coronavirus relief packages. Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson of Louisiana and Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs of Arizona spearheaded a letter signed by 20 other GOP members of Congress cautioning Trump against hasty new spending increases to deal with the fallout of the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Shreveport and Bossier City will receive a total of more than $2 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to combat COVID-19. The funds were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was unanimously approved by Congress last week. The majority… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Shreveport and Bossier City will receive a total of more than $2 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to combat COVID-19. The funds were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was unanimously approved by Congress last week. The majority… Read more »

Republican Louisiana Congressmen Mike Johnson defended President Trump ahead of this week's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, calling the process a "charade." "(Democrats) have been engaged in this charade since the president took office," said Johnson, who is also chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee. "They've changed the narrative multiple times… Read more »

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana and NPR's Tim Mak about the conclusion of the first public phase of the impeachment inquiry. What is the next phase of the probe? Listen to the interview here. Read more »

As foreign influence takes center stage in House impeachment proceedings, lawmakers, candidates, and outside groups are tossing around proposals to curb, or shed new light on, efforts from abroad to sway U.S. policy and elections. Liberal-leaning groups, including Public Citizen, are prodding House Democrats to sign on to forthcoming legislation that would overhaul foreign lobbying… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson has officially announced that the Leesville Municipal Airport will be given $548,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. This grant is intended to make runway safety area improvements. Johnson released the following statement earlier this week: “Leesville Municipal Airport plays a critical role in producing income and access for the city and… Read more »

A bipartisan House resolution has been introduced that would call on tech and app development companies to create an app rating board as a way to help parents protect kids from "dangerous and exploitative" apps by "enforc[ing] consistent and accurate age and content ratings of apps on internet-ready devices."  It would also call on technology companies to provide… Read more »

The House Judiciary Committee is ultimately responsible for deciding if impeachment charges will be brought against President Trump. Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a member of that committee, and he joins Amna Nawaz to discuss why he is frustrated with the impeachment inquiry proceedings so far and whether he thinks the president should answer questions about his Ukraine… Read more »