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Johnson, Scalise, Guthrie, Jordan, Babin: House Will Work to Implement National AI Framework

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, and Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin released the following statement committing to act on the artificial intelligence (AI) framework released today by the Trump Administration: “AI has begun to demonstrate its…

Speaker Johnson Appoints DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson to the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board

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WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Speaker Johnson appointed DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson to the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board, which reviews nominations and recommends individuals to receive the Medal of Valor.  “I am pleased to appoint DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jayson Richardson to the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board,” Speaker Johnson said. “As…

Speaker Johnson on Hannity: Once Again, Democrats Are Trying to Reopen Our Borders to Criminal Illegal Aliens

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WASHINGTON — Last night, Speaker Johnson joined Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss Democrats’ demand to defund Customs and Border Protection – and reopen American borders – in exchange for their votes to pay TSA agents and fund FEMA for the American people. Speaker Johnson also addressed the Democrats once again being on the wrong side of a 90/10 issue with their opposition to the SAVE…

Democrats’ Ransom Demand for Funding DHS: Re-Open Our Border for Criminal Illegal Aliens

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WASHINGTON — In their haste to defend criminal illegal aliens, Democrats have shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – the third longest government shutdown in U.S. history – and jeopardized our national security at a time of heightened threats on our homeland. Democrats claim they are taking a stand against deportations, but their legislation tells a different…

Speaker Johnson: Democrats Refuse to Reopen DHS for the American People Until They Can Reopen American Borders for Illegal Aliens

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WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the absurdity of House Democrats demanding to defund CBP and ICE as a condition for reopening TSA, FEMA, and other critical DHS agencies. “[Democrats] latest proposal would only partially fund DHS while stripping funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection. As Leader…

Speaker Johnson Hosts Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon

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WASHINGTON — Today in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Johnson hosted President Donald Trump and Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin, for the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon, a St. Patrick’s Day tradition which began in 1983. The event featured remarks from Speaker Johnson, President Trump, and the Taoiseach as well as a musical and dance performance from the Irish…

Speaker Johnson: Peace Isn’t Secured Through Appeasement or Pallets of Cash, Peace Is Secured Through Strength

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WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the early success of Operation Epic Fury and stressed the need for Congress to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security amid warnings of lone wolf and sleeper cell attacks on the homeland. “As members of this body, our first and most basic duty is to ensure the safety of…

DEMOCRATS’ DHS SHUTDOWN: BY THE NUMBERS

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WASHINGTON — Thanks to the ongoing Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA operations are disrupted following a historic season of winter storms on the East Coast, TSA agents are working another week without pay, the Secret Service is going unfunded while another armed attempt was made recently on President Trump’s life, and our nation witnessed an act of…

Speaker Johnson Statement on Democrat DHS Shutdown

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on the Democrat Department of Homeland Security shutdown: “Regarding the Democrat DHS shutdown, the time has come to make a few things clear: “It is inexcusable that Democrats continue to shut down the American government over and over, hurting American citizens and jeopardizing the security of our homeland — on…

Speaker Johnson Announces State of the Union Guests

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson announced his slate of guests for President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Read their names and Speaker Johnson’s quotes announcing their attendance below. Claire Lai (Jointly hosted with Rep. Chris Smith): “Jimmy Lai has devoted his career to championing democracy in Hong Kong, steadfastly fighting for the freedoms we too often take…