Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Tonight, Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation: “As a result of President Shafik’s refusal to protect Jewish students and maintain order on campus, Columbia University became the epicenter for virulent antisemitism that has plagued many American university campuses since Hamas’… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement in response to President Biden’s radical proposal to upend the Supreme Court: “President Biden’s proposal to radically overhaul the U.S. Supreme Court would tilt the balance of power and erode not only the rule of law, but the American people’s faith in our system of justice.  “This proposal is the logical… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, following a bipartisan, bicameral invitation, Speaker Johnson hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United States Capitol to address a joint session of Congress and provide an update on Israel’s just war for its survival. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Speaker Johnson renewed their pleas to release all the hostages held by Hamas – including eight… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries today announced a bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential nominee Donald Trump. “The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the Democrat Party invalidated the votes of millions of Americans by forcing their nominee, Joe Biden, off the ballot for President: “At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before… Read more »

DOWNLOAD YOUR ELECTION GUIDE HERE Speaker Johnson Provides Floor Remarks on Illegal Aliens Voting.  Click the picture to watch the full speech.   SAVE Act Resources Background: The "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility" (SAVE) Act, is a commonsense piece of legislation that would strengthen protections against… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Utilizing his “magic minute,” Speaker Johnson argued today on the House floor for swift passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) that would increase protections against noncitizens and illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections.   “This will be one of the most important votes that members of this… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on President Biden‘s decision to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens residing in the country. “Just two weeks ago, the President pretended to crack down on the open-border catastrophe by engaging an election-year border charade. Now he’s trying to play both sides and is granting amnesty to hundreds… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives voted to advance the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), annual legislation which includes major priorities for the Louisiana defense community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base along with Air Force Global Strike Command and Fort Johnson along with the Joint Readiness Training Center. The FY25 NDAA contains many… Read more »