WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson and Leader McConnell today issued the following statement after Kamala Harris compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler and called him a “fascist” during a CNN town hall even after multiple assassination attempts on his life this year.
“This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and the House Education and Workforce Committee released a report concerning antisemitism on the nation’s “elite” college campuses. Read the full report about antisemitism at Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Barnard, Rutgers, Northwestern, George Washington… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, along with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), recognized Jodi Burns as a 2024 Angels in Adoption Honoree for her work as the director of Heart of Hope, an organization and sanctuary in northwest Louisiana for young women experiencing unplanned pregnancies.
Every year, members of Congress nominate an individual,… Read more »
WASHINGTON — On the one-year anniversary of being unanimously elected by his Republican colleagues as Speaker of the House, conservatives are rallying behind Speaker Johnson. Here’s what they are saying:
“Speaker Johnson stands ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border, tear up the administrative state, lower taxes, cut spending, and protect traditional… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Over the next two weeks, Speaker Johnson’s district staff will host satellite office hours throughout Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District to assist constituents who need assistance navigating federal agencies.
The district staff members will be available to assist Louisianians with federal agency programs such as Social Security, Medicare, military and… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released their bipartisan, interim staff report:
“The security failures by U.S. Secret Service personnel that led to the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA were shocking and inexcusable. Today’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was eliminated by the Israeli Defense Force.
“Justice has once again been served by the brave men and women of the Israeli military. Yahya Sinwar, the vile, disgusting person who orchestrated the October 7th massacre, is dead. Sinwar’s life was the embodiment of evil… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined CBS News’ Face the Nation and NBC News’ Meet the Press to discuss the ongoing federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Speaker also discussed election security and the 2024 election process.
Click here to watch the NBC interview, and here to watch the CBS interview
On the ongoing federal… Read more »
Asheville, NC — Today, Speaker Johnson joined Representative Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) in Western North Carolina to meet with first responders and families impacted by Hurricane Helene, which devastated communities in the Southeast last week. The delegation received multiple on-the-ground tours of the hurricane damage, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON — To recognize the anniversary of Hamas’ barbaric attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, Speaker Johnson released a statement and video honoring the lives taken by Hamas, offering prayers for peace and for the hostages still held captive in Gaza, and reiterating that the United States stands proudly with our strongest ally in the Middle… Read more »