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Speaker Johnson to Present Congressional Gold Medal Honoring 13 Servicemembers Killed at Abbey Gate

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WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, September 10, Speaker Johnson will host a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the 13 American servicemembers killed in the Kabul Airport terrorist attack on August 26, 2021. Speaker Johnson will be joined by Congressional Leadership and the families of the 13 fallen servicemembers. The ceremony will be held in the Rotunda of the U.S.…

Speaker Johnson Statement on House Foreign Affairs Committee Investigation Into the Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans released their report detailing the findings from a three-year long investigation into the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021: “Our House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have carefully and methodically investigated the Biden-Harris Administration’s failed…

Speaker Johnson Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the U.S. Capitol

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WASHINGTON — Today, following a bipartisan, bicameral invitation, Speaker Johnson hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United States Capitol to address a joint session of Congress and provide an update on Israel’s just war for its survival. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Speaker Johnson renewed their pleas to release all the hostages held by Hamas – including eight…

Speaker Johnson Applauds House Passage of FY25 NDAA

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WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives voted to advance the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), annual legislation which includes major priorities for the Louisiana defense community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base along with Air Force Global Strike Command and Fort Johnson along with the Joint Readiness Training Center. The FY25 NDAA contains many…

Johnson, McConnell Announce Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Joint Address to Congress

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson and Senate Republican Leader McConnell announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, July 24th. The bipartisan, bicameral meeting symbolizes the U.S. and Israel’s enduring relationship and will offer Prime Minister Netanyahu the opportunity to share the Israeli government’s…

House Passes Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill with Major Wins For Louisiana

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WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY25 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill which funds Department of Defense military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and military housing, among other programs. The FY25 bill includes funding secured by Speaker Johnson for development of a new childcare center…

Speaker Johnson on Biden Election-Year Border Charade: “It’s Window Dressing and Everyone Knows It”

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WASHINGTON — At the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference this morning, Speaker Johnson addressed the House response into the sham trial of President Trump, President Biden’s election-year border charade, and the House’s efforts to hold the International Criminal Court accountable. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks On the Congressional response to…

Speaker Johnson Statement on the House Sanctioning the ICC

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The House's decision to impose sanctions on the ICC is a necessary response to its outrageous and unfounded claims of authority. Today’s vote draws a line in the sand for lawless…

Speaker Johnson on Biden Abandoning Israel: “100% Political”

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WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Squawk Box to discuss President Biden abandoning Israel, antisemitism on college campuses, and the SAVE Act: Click here to watch to the full interview On President Biden abandoning Israel: “What the President is doing here is not only defying the will of Congress, to your point, we just voted on this several days ago. But he's…

Speaker Johnson Delivers Address at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Days of Remembrance Ceremony

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WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered an address at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. The event is hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks “Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed security assistance to Israel to help protect its borders. We did it, and…