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Congressman Johnson Amendment Calling for Comprehensive Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19 Passes through House Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would require the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to create an unclassified report regarding the true origins of…

Congressman Johnson Amendment to Ensure Servicemembers and Their Families are Properly Represented in the Census Passes through House Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would require the Department of Defense to formulate a plan to more closely coordinate with the Census Bureau so that servicemembers will be more accurately counted in each Decennial Census. The amendment was accepted by the…

Louisiana delegation writes letter asking for Louisiana disaster relief funding

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“Without substantial and robust emergency appropriations from Congress . . . Louisiana families will continue to languish as a result of these devastating storms.” BATON ROUGE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.),…

Louisiana Delegation Urges President Biden to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Ida

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA), and U.S. Representatives Steve Scalise (R-LA-1), Garret Graves (R-LA-6), Mike Johnson (R-LA-4), Clay Higgins (R-LA-3), Julia Letlow (R-LA-5) and Troy Carter (D-LA-2) urged President Joe Biden to grant a major disaster declaration for Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, which made landfall along the…

Louisiana Delegation Urges Biden to Approve Emergency Declaration Ahead of Hurricane Ida

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) and the entire Louisiana congressional delegation delivered a letter to President Biden today urging him to approve Louisiana’s request for a federal emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Ida.   “We write in support of the federal emergency declaration request submitted by Governor John Bel Edwards in preparation for Hurricane…

Johnson Announces $2.8 Million for Allen Parish Hurricane Relief

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BOSSIER, August 20, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Allen Parish will receive $2,814,244 for debris removal operations resulting from the destruction of Hurricane Laura. “I’m grateful for this announcement of federal dollars for Hurricane Laura cleanup efforts. These critical funds will help our area get back on track, but there is still much…

Congressman Johnson Statement on the Ongoing Situation in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan: “The American people awoke this morning to yet another incomprehensible and utterly avoidable disaster created by the incompetent Biden Administration. “After 20 years, trillions of dollars, and thousands of American lives…

Congressman Johnson Statement on Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON, August 15, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement on Afghanistan: “After twenty years of American sacrifice, the ongoing takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is a humanitarian and foreign policy disaster. As the Taliban takes over Kabul, not only are the citizens of Afghanistan in grave danger, but U.S. citizens…

Congressman Johnson Calls for the Resignation of DHS Secretary Mayorkas

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WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement after Axios reported that approximately 50,000 illegal immigrants have been released into the United States without an official notice to appear in court. Today’s report is the latest evidence that the current, unprecedented humanitarian and national security crisis at the…

Johnson Announces $2.2 Million Federal Grant for Natchitoches Airport

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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that the City of Natchitoches will receive $2,222,222 to make structural improvements to the Natchitoches Regional Airport. “This grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will allow the City of Natchitoches to reconstruct 4,000 feet of existing runway pavement,” Johnson said. “I’m grateful…