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Shreveport Times: “Barksdale, Other Louisiana Bases Score Big Wins in Defense Bill”

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WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA), which includes major improvements to servicemember quality of life, ensures our warfighters remain the most lethal and well-equipped in the world, and codifies all or part of 15 of President Trump’s executive orders to promote his Peace Through Strength…

Speaker Johnson: Democrats Don’t Want a Solution to Fix Their Broken Health Care System

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WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed Republican efforts to fix the Democrats’ broken health care system and addressed their refusal to support cost sharing reductions – included in the House-passed version of the Working Families Tax Cuts – reforms Democrats used to support that would have lowered health…

FY26 NDAA: Rebuilding American Power Through President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda

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WASHINGTON — This week, House Republicans are advancing the FY26 NDAA — the centerpiece of President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda and the plan to restore unmatched American military dominance. This legislation rebuilds a lethal warfighting edge, ends Biden’s woke agenda in the military, keeps the border secured, and reestablishes real deterrence after years of…

Speaker Johnson, Congressional Leaders Host Capitol Menorah Lighting

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WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted the third annual Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony to commemorate upcoming the eight-day festival of Hanukkah. Reps. Craig Goldman and Randy Fine and Rabbi Levi Shemtov joined Congressional leaders at the ceremony. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full…

Speaker Johnson Advances Key Louisiana Defense Provisions in FY26 NDAA

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson commended House passage of S. 1017, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA). This annual legislation includes major priorities for the Louisiana military community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base and Air Force Global Strike Command, Fort Polk and the Joint Readiness Training Center, and Camp Minden. “This…

Speaker Johnson and Israeli Speaker Amir Ohana Officially Launch Effort to Coordinate with Legislative Leaders Around the World to Nominate President Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson and Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana today officially launched their effort to rally Speakers and Presidents of Parliaments around the world to join them in nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 following President Trump’s work to secure the return of all living hostages, establish lasting security for Israel, and…

Speaker Johnson Statement on the FY26 NDAA

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement on S. 1017, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. “This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the…

House Republicans are Protecting America’s Classrooms from Foreign Influence

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed three commonsense measures this week – the PROTECT Our Kids Act, the TRACE Act, and the CLASS Act – to increase transparency in America’s schools and protect students from adversarial foreign influence and propaganda. “This week’s House passage of the PROTECT Our Kids Act, the TRACE Act, and the…

Speaker Johnson Statement on Arrest in Connection with January 6 Pipe Bombs

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement today after the FBI announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the placement of pipe bombs at the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on January 5, 2021: “Today, all of Congress commends the hard work of investigators and law enforcement officials at the FBI and USCP who helped…

House Republicans are Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed legislation to codify President Trump’s Executive Orders to unleash prosperity through deregulation, empower small businesses, and foster economic growth. “America’s small businesses owners are forced to navigate outdated, duplicative, and costly federal regulations and unnecessary…