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Lawmakers took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of action on the constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. The House passed what would become the 19th Amendment to the Constitution by a vote of 304-90 on May 21, 1919. The amendment was ratified by the required three-fourths of the states and became the… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) reintroduced the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (PACE Act) to close a court-created loophole that allows child predators to escape punishment on a technicality.  “We have a moral obligation to protect all children from sexual predators and to eliminate any legal technicality that would allow a predator to… Read more »

The Equality Act (H.R. 5) passed the House on Friday. The sweeping legislation would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. But it goes further than that. Under the guise of anti-discrimination protections, the bill redefines sex to include gender identity, undermines religious freedom, gives males who identify as… Read more »

What is your primary objective for the Caucus during the 116th Congress? Throughout its history, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) has been referred to as the “intellectual arsenal” of conservatism in the House, and it serves a number of important functions. We are the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, with 143 current members working together every day to… Read more »

Officials have confirmed that one person was killed and eleven others were injured during a training accident at Fort Polk on Wednesday. The incident reportedly happened around 3:00 am when a Humvee rolled during training at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Officials say that the name of the person killed during the incident will be released by the U.S. Army Special Operations… Read more »

Democrats’ “gender equality” bill, a priority for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, actually would harm Americans if passed and not promote equal rights, Republican opponents said Thursday.   The legislation, called the Equality Act, is expected to be voted on Friday in the House. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, in a statement provided to The Daily… Read more »

Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Dept. of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson and local and state leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the I-20/I-220 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange project in Bossier City. The $71.8 million project will create a new access road into BAFB extending southward from the existing I-20/I-220… Read more »

HACKBERRY, La. (LBM) – Louisiana’s congressional delegation praised President Donald Trump’s commitment to energy independence after his visit to the Cameron LNG Facility in Hackberry Tuesday, May 14. Trump toured the $10 billion facility before speaking to employees, local officials, school children and other invited guests. During the rally, plant officials announced… Read more »

To understand the genius of the American free enterprise, it is useful to hear the stories of real people who have pursued the American dream. We have many of these folks in Louisiana’s Fourth District and across the nation. Karen Hooks is one of them. She has owned and worked at Bruce’s Tax Service in Leesville for more than 40 tax seasons, and she built her business from the… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy joined President Trump on Air Force One Tuesday as they headed to tour a LNG facility. Sempra Energy’s Cameron Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Export Facility in Hackberry gave President Trump and the officials a chance to survey three liquefied natural gas storage tanks, an export-ready operational… Read more »