WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson was joined by House Republican leadership and Committee Chairs to announce a new House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and hold universities accountable for failing to protect Jewish students.
As part of the effort, the House will be looking into federal funding universities receive, the foreign student visa… Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Speaker Johnson announced the House response to the Senate’s national security supplemental legislation. This legislation is comprised of four separate bills and provides resources to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as measures to counter adversaries in each region.
“This legislation also includes enhanced oversight and accountability… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, after announcing the House’s national security supplemental plan, Speaker Johnson joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow and Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead to discuss the House plan, the need for urgent border security measures, and the motion to vacate.
“What we’ve done is taken the Senate supplemental bill, and we’ve improved the process and… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Mike Johnson released a fact sheet on the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, which would stop the FBI’s abuses of FISA Section 702 inquiries and prevent another phony Russia Hoax investigation by the FBI.
The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act would make 56 sweeping changes, which would be the… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Mike Johnson joined the House impeachment managers sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on the Senate to expeditiously schedule an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, following the House’s vote to approve two articles of impeachment against Secretary… Read more »
WASHINGTON — At a press conference alongside House Republican Leadership, Speaker Johnson today addressed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s misguided calls to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold new elections in Israel.
“This is not only highly inappropriate, it's just plain wrong for an American leader to play such a divisive role in Israeli politics,… Read more »
Louisiana military bases scored key wins in the annual defense spending bill, including a $7 million appropriation for a medical facility at Barksdale Air Force Base that media reports said was added for Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson in his home district.
In all, Barksdale, Fort Johnson, Camp Beauregard, Camp Minden and Naval Air Station New Orleans secured $156 million in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON — United States Representative Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, today commended House passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
The annual legislation 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… Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Friday, November 17th, the staff of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) will host a Veterans Resource Fair to connect Louisiana active-duty soldiers and veterans with the many services available to them. The event will feature representatives from veteran advocacy organizations focused on housing, healthcare, job opportunities, and family support.
Louisiana’s 4th… Read more »
BL Harbert Wins $210M Contract for Air Force Nuclear Weapon Facility in Louisiana
ENR News
James Leggate
9/15/2023
The U.S. military selected BL Harbert International LLC to build a weapons generation facility at Barksdale Air Force Base outside Shreveport, La. The construction will need to meet security requirements for protecting nuclear-capable bombers.
Naval Facilities… Read more »
