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Johnson Statement on $1.3 Trillion Spending Package

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  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act: “There is no way, in good conscience, I could vote for the omnibus spending bill because its content, and the process behind it, violates our most basic responsibilities and our principles. First, the idea that we could digest 2,232 pages of bill…

Johnson Votes to Protect Students and Stop School Violence

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  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to train students, school officials, and local law enforcement on how to recognize and respond quickly to warning signs and provide funding for technology to keep schools safe. The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act, supported by Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04), provides a…

Old Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Awarded $500,000 in African American Civil Rights Grant

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  The U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service today announced $12.6 million in grants for 51 projects in 24 states that preserve sites and highlight stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. Old Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Shreveport, founded by former slaves and host to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…

Johnson, Crist Bill Included in Major US-Israel Security Package

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  The United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act introduced last week by U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) has been included in the U.S.-Israeli Security Assistance Authorization Act. This major legislative package crafted by U.S. Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL), chair and…

Johnson, Crist Bipartisan Bill Helps Israel Fight Drone Attacks

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  Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced the United States-Israel Joint Drone Detection Cooperation Act, legislation establishing a strategic partnership between the United States and Israel to combat drone attacks from Iran and other adversaries. Rep. Johnson released the following statement: “As technology develops, we too…

9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism Supports Johnson Legislation

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  The 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism has submitted to Congress a letter of support for Rep. Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) legislation, H.R. 4170, the Disclosing Foreign Influence Act. This bipartisan bill improves transparency and accountability by correcting overbroad, longstanding loopholes often exploited by foreign…

Johnson to Host Three Town Halls Next Week

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Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) will host three town halls next week in Bossier, Union and Claiborne Parishes. These events are open to the press. Please contact Ainsley Holyfield if you plan to attend.    Bossier Parish Town Hall WHERE: Plain Dealing Community Center 109 South Cotton Belt Street Plain Dealing, LA 71064 WHEN: Thursday, February 22, 2018 9:30…

Johnson Stands Against Fiscal Insanity

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  Early Friday morning, Congress passed a colossal spending bill that will raise the debt ceiling and provide a 13 percent increase in across-the-board government spending. The deal will bust budgetary caps by $296 billion over two years, nearly four times the package passed in 2015 and nearly five times the package passed in 2013. Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following…

House Fully Funds Defense, Community Health Centers

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  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the passage of House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1892, the Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act which provides full funding for our military and community health centers. “Our Armed Services and community health centers need and deserve certainty, regardless of the political…

Johnson Applauds Nuclear Posture Review, Barksdale Initiatives

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  Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the recently-released Nuclear Posture Review: “This Nuclear Posture Review advances national interests by setting policies that better protect the United States from hostile actors around the globe. I have long been an advocate for taking smart steps to adequately improve our nuclear arsenal, knowing that…