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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"… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

Pay raises for #ThemToo? House Democrats on Wednesday shot down a Republican proposal to block federal employees disciplined for sexual misconduct from receiving the same pay rise as other federal workers. Republicans proposed exempting federal workers disciplined for sexual misconduct from a bill sponsored by Democrats that would give the 2.6 percent pay rise to all federal… Read more »

House Democrats on Wednesday rejected a Republican proposal to add a provision that would block federal employees who were disciplined for sexual misconduct to receive the same pay raise as the rest of their colleagues. Republicans attempted to add the provision to legislation proposed by Democrats to give federal workers a 2.6 percent raise. The Republican proposal was to simply… Read more »