Press Releases

WASHINGTON, September 23, 2021 ­­­— United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote. Congressman Johnson discusses the legislation on the steps of the United States Capitol The… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today delivered the following remarks at the weekly House Republicans press conference. The Congressman was joined by Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA), Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI).  Read the Congressman’s remarks as delivered below: “Folks, September is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance the Democrat $3.5 trillion spending bill out of committee: “Job growth has stalled out during what should be a period of sustained economic recovery. Consumer prices are skyrocketing at their… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2021 — Today in the House Judiciary Committee's consideration of provisions of the Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending bill, United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) offered an amendment that would protect the longstanding bipartisan ban on taxpayer funding for abortion. Read Congressman Johnson’s remarks below and read the text of the amendment… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today offered an amendment at the House Judiciary Committee vote on the Judiciary provisions of the Democrat $3.5 trillion spending bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to give notice and get approval from governors and localities before it can transport illegal immigrants… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement: “President Biden can barely remember what day of the week it is — and now he wants to shred the Constitution and impose a mandate he has no authority to impose or means to enforce. This is yet another brazen overreach by an administration that makes everything it… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended the House Armed Services Committee’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation now heads to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The legislation funds major priorities for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would require the Secretary of State to formally determine whether the new Taliban government in Afghanistan meets the definition of a state sponsor of terrorism. “As the Biden Administration continues to indulge in the fantasy of… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »