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Speaker Johnson: Biden and Harris Tried to Appease Iran. They Failed.

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WASHINGTON — After addressing the New York Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, this morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox & Friends live in studio to react to last night’s vice-presidential debate, to urge the Biden-Harris Administration to stand with Israel as Iran continues to attack, and to discuss the federal response to Hurricane Helene and the recent…

Speaker Johnson Statement on Dockworkers Strike

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike this morning: “The Biden-Harris economy has made life harder for everyone, and this administration’s failure to encourage a resolution between the International Longshoremen’s Association Union and the U.S. Maritime…

House GOP Leadership: U.S. Must Continue to Stand with Israel

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer and Chairwoman Stefanik released the following statement after Iran launched a direct attack against Israel. “Iran is again brazenly attacking Israel with a barrage of rocket fire and an apparent coordinated terrorist attack. The world is watching as Israeli families seek safety and shelter as waves of missile…

Speaker Johnson Presents Economic Vision to Wall Street

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to present his economic vision for the first 100 days under a Republican administration and the forward-looking House Republican agenda. Before delivering his speech, Speaker Johnson addressed the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Iran’s attack on Israel today. On the Biden-Harris…

Speaker Johnson: American Taxpayers Will Not Bail Out Sanctuary Cities

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed HR 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act: “While the Biden-Harris Administration was busy opening our borders to allow illegal aliens to flood into American communities, sanctuary cities were providing them with things like with free housing and healthcare - at the same time shielding them from…

Speaker Johnson Commends House Passage of Legislation Increasing Security for Presidential Candidates

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the below statement after the House passed the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024, days after the second assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “It is surreal to say that there was a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life in less than two months. The current situation is dangerous, and he needs and…

House Votes Unanimously to Expand the Scope of Bipartisan Task Force on Trump Assassination Attempt

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WASHINGTON — Today, following the second assassination attempt on President Trump’s life, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to expand the investigative purview of the Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump to include the second assassination attempt. Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the unanimous consent request…

House Fights the Woke Agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration

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WASHINGTON — This week, the Republican-led House took several important steps to expose and fight the woke agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration. “This week, the House passed three comprehensive anti-woke legislative packages, along with several key individual bills, to counter the woke, wasteful, and weaponized agenda of the Biden-Harris Administration. Americans want our banks to…

Speaker Johnson: Congress Has an Obligation to the American People to Secure American Elections

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WASHINGTON — This morning, ahead of the House vote on a six month spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and protect American elections from noncitizen voting, Speaker Johnson joined Fox News’ Fox and Friends and CNBC’s Squawk Box to implore Congressional Democrats to protect American elections, highlight the 2025 GOP economic agenda, and detail plans to expand the investigative…

Speaker Johnson: 206 House Democrats Must Now Explain to the American People Why They Voted to Allow Noncitizens to Decide American Elections

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WASHINGTON — Tonight, Speaker Johnson addressed the media after 206 House Democrats voted against preventing a costly government shutdown and strengthening enforcement against non-American citizens and illegal aliens participating in American elections. Below are Speaker Johnson’s full remarks: Well, everybody, you just watched the legislative process play out. The play that we ran…