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Annual National Defense Legislation with Major Louisiana Priorities Secured by Congressman Johnson Passes through House of Representatives

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WASHINGTON, September 23, 2021 ­­­— United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote. Congressman Johnson discusses the legislation on the steps of the United States Capitol The…

Vice Chairman Johnson Leads Weekly House Republicans Press Conference

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WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today delivered the following remarks at the weekly House Republicans press conference. The Congressman was joined by Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA), Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI).  Read the Congressman’s remarks as delivered below: “Folks, September is…

Annual National Defense Legislation with Major Louisiana Priorities Secured by Congressman Johnson Passes through House Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended the House Armed Services Committee’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation now heads to the full House of Representatives for consideration. The legislation funds major priorities for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District,…

Congressman Johnson Offers Amendment to Annual National Defense Legislation Designating the Taliban as a State Sponsor of Terrorism

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would require the Secretary of State to formally determine whether the new Taliban government in Afghanistan meets the definition of a state sponsor of terrorism. “As the Biden Administration continues to indulge in the fantasy of…

Congressman Johnson Amendment Calling for Comprehensive Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19 Passes through House Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would require the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to create an unclassified report regarding the true origins of…

Congressman Johnson Amendment to Ensure Servicemembers and Their Families are Properly Represented in the Census Passes through House Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON, September 2, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would require the Department of Defense to formulate a plan to more closely coordinate with the Census Bureau so that servicemembers will be more accurately counted in each Decennial Census. The amendment was accepted by the…

Congressman Johnson Statement on the Ongoing Situation in Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan: “The American people awoke this morning to yet another incomprehensible and utterly avoidable disaster created by the incompetent Biden Administration. “After 20 years, trillions of dollars, and thousands of American lives…

Congressman Johnson Statement on Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON, August 15, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement on Afghanistan: “After twenty years of American sacrifice, the ongoing takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is a humanitarian and foreign policy disaster. As the Taliban takes over Kabul, not only are the citizens of Afghanistan in grave danger, but U.S. citizens…

Congressman Johnson Calls for the Resignation of DHS Secretary Mayorkas

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WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement after Axios reported that approximately 50,000 illegal immigrants have been released into the United States without an official notice to appear in court. Today’s report is the latest evidence that the current, unprecedented humanitarian and national security crisis at the…

Congressman Johnson Demands Answers from Biden Administration on Immigration Policy

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WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today sent a letter to President Biden demanding answers regarding the Administration’s immigration policies. Read the letter below: Dear President Biden, I write to express my concerns about the decisions of your administration regarding immigration policy. Those decisions have clearly failed to secure…