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Johnson Announces $6.5 Million FEMA Grant to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a grant totaling over $6.5 million to Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. This grant will be used to continue the department’s response to combating COVID-19…

Johnson Statement on Being Named to Presidents Task Force on Reopening the Economy

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today issued the following statement regarding his appointment by President Trump to the Task Force on Reopening the Economy: “It is a great honor to be asked by President Trump to serve on the Task Force on Reopening the Economy, and I gladly accepted. The American people have pulled together to slow the…

Johnson Announces Shreveport is Receiving over $11 Million to Maintain Transit Operations during Pandemic

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced Shreveport is receiving a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) totaling over $11.3 million to maintain transit services during the coronavirus pandemic. The grant can be used for operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel costs, maintenance, administrative expenses, sanitation…

Johnson Announces Nearly $4 Billion for LA Small Businesses

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has approved over 17,000 loans and totaling more than $3.7 billion for Louisiana small businesses since the program began processing applications on April 3. Johnson’s announcement comes as he continues to…

Johnson Announces $5.9 Million in Covid-19 Relief for Area Airports

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced more than $5.9 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants have been awarded as economic relief to local airports affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic relief grants were authorized by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed…

Johnson Announces $474 Million in Covid-19 Relief for Louisiana Health Care Facilities

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding $474.8 million to Louisiana health care facilities. The award is available to all health care facilities that received Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursements, and the amount is based on how much a given provider billed Medicare…

Johnson, Kennedy, Cassidy Urge Federal Bureau of Prisons to Take Immediate Action at Oakdale Prison

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BOSSIER CITY, LA – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) urging that the agency take decisive action to address the COVID-19 outbreak at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, La. The letter seeks answers to specific questions regarding…

Johnson Announces $2.9 Million Grant to Support Louisiana Covid-19 Response

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BOSSIER CITY, LA – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $2.9 million to Louisiana to support efforts to combat COVID-19. The funds, which were authorized under the Phase I coronavirus aid bill passed on March 4, can be used for medical equipment, supplies, staffing, shipping, infection control,…

Johnson, Richmond, Scalise, Clyburn to Agencies: Do Not Impose Arbitrary Condition on Churches Eligibility for Coronavirus Relief Funds

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Cedric Richmond (LA-02), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), and Democratic Whip James Clyburn (SC-06) have sent a bipartisan letter to key federal agency heads to make clear that it was and is Congress’ intent that houses of worship have equal access to the COVID-19 relief funds made available to non-profits under the…

Johnson Announces $2 Million in Covid-19 Relief Grants for Shreveport, Bossier City

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BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Shreveport and Bossier City will receive a total of more than $2 million in Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to combat COVID-19. The funds were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was unanimously approved by Congress last week. The…