Rule of Law

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today testified before the House Appropriations Committee to advocate for additional funding for Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) and Fort Polk in the 2021 budget. Specifically, Johnson requested funding for Weapons Generation and Maintenance Facilities at Barksdale and a new Information Systems Facility at Fort Polk. To watch the full video of… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Adam Schiff seeking answers on what he is doing to prevent further leaks of classified information out of the committee. Johnson sent the letter in response to a Feb. 20 New York Times article detailing… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released a point-by-point legal analysis outlining why he believes Speaker Nancy Pelosi committed a felony by tearing up President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. “Much has been said over the last 24 hours about Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s antics during President Donald J. Trump’s delivery of his State of the Union address… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01) and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (WY-At Large) to discuss President Trump’s State of the Union address and the Senate impeachment vote. To watch the full clip, click here. Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) tonight released the following statement regarding the White House’s announcement that he has been named to President Trump’s impeachment team: “I am honored that President Trump has asked me to serve on his impeachment defense team. As I have said from the beginning, this case is about more than defending one president… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after the House voted to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, ending a month-long delay: “This was a meaningless vote, and the only good news is that Speaker Pelosi is now powerless to further corrupt the sham impeachment process. Her loss is a win for the nation. We look forward now to a fair… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led 207 members of Congress today in filing an amicus brief to stand up for Louisiana’s pro-life law before the U.S. Supreme Court that would require all abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals when… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a Constitutional law attorney and member of the House Judiciary Committee, today released a line-by-line analysis obliterating the Democrats’ articles of impeachment. Johnson writes: “Our radical liberal colleagues have vowed to impeach President Donald J. Trump since the day of his election, they have desperately created a… Read more »

U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today made the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing exposing Democrats’ partisan impeachment inquiry: “From the fraudulent process and the broken procedure to the Democrats' unfounded claims, the full facts are obviously not before us today. We've been allowed no fact witnesses here at all. For the first… Read more »

 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Justice Department’s decision to award a $2.4 million grant to the Louisiana State Police to be used for drug-enforcement activities. “I’m grateful for the Trump administration’s decision to support the Louisiana State Police in the ongoing fight to keep heroin, opioids and… Read more »