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Speaker Johnson to Travel to United Kingdom to Address Parliament

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson will travel to London to address the United Kingdom Parliament on Tuesday, January 20 in honor of America’s Semiquincentennial celebration.  Speaker Johnson will be the first U.S. Speaker of the House to address Parliament.  “As our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of American Independence, I am honored and humbled by Speaker…

Speaker Johnson Invites President Trump to Deliver State of the Union Address on February 24

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson today sent a letter inviting President Donald Trump to deliver the annual State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 24. Full text of the invitation: Dear Mr. President, As our nation marks the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of American Independence, the United States stands stronger, freer, and more…

Speaker Johnson Statement on Life and Legacy of Rep. Doug LaMalfa

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson today released the following statement after the tragic passing of California Representative Doug LaMalfa. Rep. LaMalfa honorably served the people of California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013. “Congress is devastated to learn this morning about the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Doug LaMalfa. Doug was a lifelong resident of…

Speaker Johnson Statement on FY26 Appropriations

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement on the FY26 appropriations process and the next set of bills to be considered on the House floor this week. The FY26 Energy and Water Development, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Interior-Environment conference bills underscore House Republicans’ commitment to restoring regular order and completing annual…

Speaker Johnson Statement on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson today released the following statement: “I have spoken in the last several hours with Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth, and the nation will hear from President Trump in his address at 11am ET. “Today’s military action in Venezuela was a decisive and justified operation that will protect American lives. “Nicolas Maduro is responsible for…

What They Are Saying: Conservative, Industry, and State Leaders Commend Speaker Johnson and House Republicans’ Record in 2025

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WASHINGTON — One year into unified Republican leadership under President Trump, conservatives, industry leaders, and state-elected officials are praising Speaker Johnson and House Republicans for delivering a historically productive 2025. From historic tax relief and border security to regulatory reform and energy independence, leaders across the country are…

Speaker Johnson Highlights Historic Health Care Investments for Rural America

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement commending CMS’s announcement of the Rural Health Transformation Program awardees for Fiscal Year 2026, an important step to improve access to affordable, quality health care for more than 61 million Americans living in rural communities. The program was established by the Working Families Tax Cut legislation and…

Speaker Johnson Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: House Republicans Had a Great Year

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WASHINGTON — This weekend, Speaker Johnson published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal highlighting House Republicans’ historic accomplishments during the first session of the 119th Congress. “Even with the slimmest of congressional majorities and historic obstruction from Democrats, President Trump and Republicans have kept our promises, restored order…

House Republicans: A Full Year of Legislative Action for Working Families

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WASHINGTON — During the 2025 legislative year, House Republicans and President Trump advanced the most aggressive Republican agenda in recent memory, despite one of the narrowest House majorities in modern history. The unified Republican agenda focused on putting money back in the pockets of American families and putting America first, through lower…

House Approves Critical Reforms for American Energy Production and Infrastructure Projects

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement to highlight House Republicans’ continued work to implement a pro-growth agenda through overdue permitting reforms and commonsense deregulation with the passage of this week’s House bills. “The House is fixing a broken permitting system that has driven up costs and blocked critical American energy and infrastructure…