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Speaker Johnson Congratulates Chairwoman Stefanik on Selection to Serve as Ambassador to the United Nations

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement congratulating House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik on her selection by President Trump to serve as the Ambassador to the United Nations. “Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is an outstanding selection to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations, where she will be tasked with undoing four years of failed,…

Speaker Johnson: Education & Workforce Committee Exposes Universities Failure to Protect Jewish Students

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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…

Speaker Johnson Recognizes Jodi Burns as a 2024 Angels in Adoption Honoree

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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,…

What They Are Saying: Conservatives Rally Behind Speaker Johnson on One-Year Anniversary of Speakership

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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…

Speaker Johnson and Leader McConnell: Vice President Harris Must End the Dangerous Rhetoric

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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…

Speaker Johnson’s Office to Host Satellite Office Hours

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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…

Speaker Johnson Statement on “Shocking Security Failures” Outlined in Interim Bipartisan House Task Force Report

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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…

Speaker Johnson: Justice Served, Hamas Leader Eliminated

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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…

Speaker Johnson Joins Multiple Sunday Shows

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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…

Speaker Johnson on the Ground in Storm Damaged Western North Carolina

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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…