WASHINGTON, February 11, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced the CEASE Overdose Act to permanently classify illicit fentanyl as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act.
“Fentanyl overdoses recently became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, claiming more lives per year than car accidents and cancer,” Johnson… Read more »
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2022 — During remarks on the House floor Tuesday evening, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) said it’s time for Democrats to “wake up” and help address America’s growing fentanyl crisis.
“Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that's 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. It's created with chemicals shipped from China to Mexico; it's trafficked across our southern… Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday Representative Chip Roy (TX-21), Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX-R), joined by the First Liberty Institute, led 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden.
The brief backs up Feds for Medical Freedom as they fight… Read more »
Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Rep. Mike Johnson just sent FBI Director Christopher Wray a letter raising new concerns about the Bureau's use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities.
From the letter:
"We continue to conduct oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities. On December 2, 2021,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) earned an A+ rating on the 2021 Susan B. Anthony List’s annual National Pro-Life Scorecard the organization announced today.
“In a political environment that was so hostile to the sanctity of human life in 2021, I’m encouraged to see so many of my colleagues still standing strong with us for unborn… Read more »
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement at the conclusion of President Biden’s press conference:
“President Biden’s first news conference in months did little to obscure what is a relatively simple truth: he and the Democrats have fundamentally misread their mandate.
“The American people gave the Democrats a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today led a series of House Republican floor speeches on the past year of crises engineered by President Biden and Congressional Democrats. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration.
Click above for video of the Congressman’s remarks or read his full remarks below:
“We are at… Read more »
WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Southern University at Shreveport received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to generate interest in and prepare students to pursue aviation maintenance careers.
“It’s imperative that we have a dynamic workforce available to meet the demands of our rapidly… Read more »
WASHINGTON, January 4, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) commended the ruling issued Monday evening by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that the Department of Defense cannot punish military service members seeking religious exemptions from the Department’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
In December, 38 House Republicans led by Congressman… Read more »
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) led 38 House Republicans in filing an Amicus Brief before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of 35 Navy service members seeking religious accommodations for the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The brief states: “The very first clause of the very… Read more »
