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 »
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 »
