Rule of Law

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed HR 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act: “While the Biden-Harris Administration was busy opening our borders to allow illegal aliens to flood into American communities, sanctuary cities were providing them with things like with free housing and healthcare - at the same time shielding them from… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the below statement after the House passed the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024, days after the second assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “It is surreal to say that there was a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life in less than two months. The current situation is dangerous, and he needs and… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This morning, ahead of the House vote on a six month spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and protect American elections from noncitizen voting, Speaker Johnson joined Fox News’ Fox and Friends and CNBC’s Squawk Box to implore Congressional Democrats to protect American elections, highlight the 2025 GOP economic agenda, and detail plans to expand the investigative… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox & Friends to discuss his meeting with President Trump following the second failed assassination attempt yesterday, the secret service response, and he provided an update on the task force investigating the Butler, PA shooting. Click here to watch the full interview On meeting with President Trump: My wife Kelly and I were on the… Read more »

WASHINGTON — At the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference this morning, Speaker Johnson addressed the House’s efforts to responsibly fund the government and prevent noncitizen voting in American elections. “Only U.S. citizens should vote in U.S. elections, and the Democrats apparently don't agree with that. When we put [the SAVE Act] on the floor in July, 198 House… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries today announced a bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential nominee Donald Trump. “The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Utilizing his “magic minute,” Speaker Johnson argued today on the House floor for swift passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) that would increase protections against noncitizens and illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections.   “This will be one of the most important votes that members of this… Read more »

WASHINGTON—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement on President Biden‘s decision to grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens residing in the country. “Just two weeks ago, the President pretended to crack down on the open-border catastrophe by engaging an election-year border charade. Now he’s trying to play both sides and is granting amnesty to hundreds… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with lawful Congressional subpoenas. “Today, the House took a significant step in maintaining the integrity of our oversight processes and responsibilities by holding Attorney General Garland in contempt… Read more »