WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Mike & McCarty on 710 KEEL in Shreveport and Talk Louisiana in Baton Rouge to provide an update on Congress’ work to secure the border, support our allies, and strengthen American election integrity. Speaker Johnson also addressed Louisiana redistricting and the 2024 election.
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Senate once again rejected Leader Schumer’s immigration proposal that he tried to disguise as border security legislation.
“Instead of considering H.R. 2 — House Republicans’ legislation that would immediately secure the border — Senator Schumer once again wasted time today voting on an immigration bill that… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson took Fox & Friends’ Brian Kilmeade behind the scenes for a historical tour of the Speaker’s office in the U.S. Capitol. In their interview, Speaker Johnson addressed the sham trial of President Trump, the failures of ‘Bidenomics’, and his thoughts on the future of America.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Speaker Johnson congratulated Addison Norcross and Reagan Coyle for their appointments to United States Service Academies. Upon notification of their appointments, Speaker Johnson personally called both students to inform them of their acceptance and congratulate them on this distinct honor.
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WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Squawk Box to discuss President Biden abandoning Israel, antisemitism on college campuses, and the SAVE Act:
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On President Biden abandoning Israel:
“What the President is doing here is not only defying the will of Congress, to your point, we just voted on this several days ago. But he's… Read more »
Washington, May 9, 2024 – United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) submitted a community project funding request for Barksdale Air Force Base:
Recipient: Barksdale Air Force Base
Recipient Address: 147 Barksdale Blvd E, Barksdale AFB, LA, United States 71110
Requested Amount: $22 million
Explanation of Request: This request will fund the construction of a… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Congressman Chip Roy (TX), and Senator Mike Lee (UT) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Amid the worst border crisis in American history, the SAVE Act would ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship to… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks following a failed attempt to vacate the Speakership:
Hey everyone, just another Wednesday on Capitol hill.
I want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence from my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort, that is certainly what it was.
As I’ve said from the beginning and I’ve made clear here every day, I… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson released a statement following passage of Rep. Chuck Edwards’ Equal Representation Act.
This legislation would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question and exclude noncitizens from the population in which the apportionment of each state’s U.S. House representation and electors are based.
“The only influence… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered an address at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. The event is hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust.
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“Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed security assistance to Israel to help protect its borders. We did it, and… Read more »
