Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today’s editorial from the Washington Post Editorial Board echoes what House and Senate Republicans have been saying for weeks: Democrats in Congress are holding the government hostage, and it must end immediately. “The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing and federal workers back in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN’s Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss how Congressional Democrats have had 14 opportunities to fully fund SNAP and WIC benefits for American families but have refused each opportunity and instead voted to keep the government closed. “There's a very important point that… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress have now voted 14 times to keep the government closed. Since the shutdown began, Democrats have cycled through excuses and lies — first claiming that they didn’t cause it, then it was about “health care,” then it was about “Trump.” But over time, they’ve admitted what this is really about: power and political… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day 29 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and House GOP Leadership to provide another civics lesson to Democrats and media members who refuse to acknowledge that 60 votes are required to pass the clean CR in the U.S. Senate. Speaker Johnson also addressed Democrats abandoning… Read more »

WASHINGTON — A growing coalition of labor unions representing millions of American workers is calling on Senate Democrats to vote for the clean continuing resolution (CR) and end the Democrat Shutdown that has left federal employees unpaid, flights grounded, and commerce slowed across the country. Even organizations that have traditionally supported Democrat candidates are now… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger, RSC members, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats are keeping the government closed out of fear of the Far-Left. Speaker Johnson also highlighted how House Republicans are in their districts helping their… Read more »

WASHINGTON — As the Democrat Shutdown enters its fifth week, disruptions are spreading across America’s aviation system. Flights are delayed and tens of thousands of federal employees are working without pay. More than a month ago, House Republicans passed a clean, responsible continuing resolution to keep the government open and pay our air… Read more »

WASHINGTON — On Day 27 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, and House GOP Leadership to discuss Democrat Leadership openly embracing Marxism and the Far-Left radical wing of their party. Speaker Johnson also addressed the financial strain that… Read more »

WASHINGTON — The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate this week published a news story highlighting the pain the government shutdown is causing federal workers in Louisiana. Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation in the House and Senate has collectively voted 13 times since September 19 to keep the government open and checks flowing to federal workers, while the state’s two Democrats… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss Congressional Democrat leaders admitting they are intentionally inflicting “suffering” on American families and using that pain as “leverage” in this shutdown. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full interview here. On Democrats using the “suffering” of American… Read more »