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Video: Johnson Delivers Remarks at Policing Hearing

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 – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) – the Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties – today delivered opening remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on policing. The witnesses included Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd; and Angela Underwood Jacobs, the sister of Federal Protective Services…

Johnson Announces $1 Million in Covid-19 Aid for Shreveport Homeless

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today announced Shreveport is receiving over $1 million in funding to aid in efforts to prevent and respond to COVID-19 among Shreveport’s homeless population. The award—made through the Department of Housing and Urban Development…

Johnson Announces $240,390 is Headed to Desoto Regional Health System for Covid-19 Telehealth

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today announced DeSoto Regional Health System in Mansfield is receiving $240,390 from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program, authorized under the CARES Act. The award will go towards a telemetry video…

Video: Johnson Speaks on George Floyd, Covid-19 Response, and Mail-In Ballots in Subcommittee Opening Statement

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BOSSIER, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today delivered opening remarks as the top-Republican at the subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting the Right to Vote During COVID-19”. Congressman Johnson made the following remarks as…

Johnson Statement on Louisiana Moving into Phase 2 of Reopening

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today released the following statement in response to Governor Edwards’ announcement that Louisiana will enter Phase 2 of reopening the state’s economy on Friday, June 5: “Louisiana has made real progress in dealing with the…

Johnson Urges Pelosi to Bring Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to a Vote

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U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, today urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to bring the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act before the House for a vote. The bipartisan bill, introduced by U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), would protect American investors and their retirement savings from foreign…

Video: Johnson Speaks on Joining Lawsuit Against Pelosis Unconstitutional Proxy Voting Scheme

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 – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today joined House Republicans to discuss the details of the lawsuit that he and 20 of his Republican colleagues filed yesterday to overturn Speaker Pelosi’s proxy voting rule. Pelosi’s rule runs counter to both the…

Johnson, Arrington, Rubio Lead Coalition of 127 Members Calling on SBA to Investigate Improper PPP Funds to Planned Parenthood

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Jodey Arrington (TX-19), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), today led a bicameral letter signed by 94 representatives and 33 senators urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to investigate reports that Planned Parenthood improperly obtained $80 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under the…

Johnson Announces $200,000 Job Training Grant to Susla

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America’s Economy, today announced $200,000 job-training grant to Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana (SUSLA). The award, administered through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will be used by SUSLA to recruit and train…

Johnson Announces $16 Billion Relief Program Available to LA Farmers, Ranchers

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of the President’s Task Force to reopening America’s economy, today announced a new multibillion-dollar coronavirus relief program is now available to Louisiana farmers thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act The U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA)…