WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) joined a letter cosigned by 15 colleagues today to Attorney General Merrick Garland, raising concerns about the recent rise in retail crime. The Representatives are demanding the Department of Justice to develop and implement a national strategy to combat organized crime exploding in American cities.
Cosigners of the letter are Reps.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2022 — During remarks on the House floor, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) said Washington Democrats’ blame game is in “full swing” over inflation and rising gas prices.
“Washington Democrats' latest fiction might be their greatest yet,” Johnson said. “That the past year of steady, unrelenting price increases for gas and consumer goods is actually Vladimir… Read more »
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended House passage of the Save the Liberty Theatre Act—his legislation to give the City of Eunice, Louisiana, full ownership of the Liberty Theatre and its annex, so the community can move forward with its restoration efforts.
“The Liberty Theatre has been a staple of Louisiana’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that the City of Shreveport will receive a $1,948,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to modernize the city’s bus fleet and build new bus facilities with an emphasis on low or no emission vehicles.
“The nearly $2 million in federal grant funding will be a welcome sight for the… Read more »
Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Constitution Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Johnson (R-LA) just sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting information about the use of spyware that allows a malicious actor to access a victim's mobile device without any input from the victim. Jordan and Johnson are examining the FBI’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, February 24, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement on Russia’s invasion into Ukraine:
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory threatens the greatest destabilization of the world order since WWII and constitutes a national security threat to the entire West.
“From impeding American energy production, to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, February 15, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today called for the House Judiciary Committee Chairman to commence committee hearings on America’s growing fentanyl crisis.
“In my home state of Louisiana, drug overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) rose 119% in just the first four months of 2021 when compared to 2020,” the… Read more »
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 »
