Peace through Strength

WASHINGTON — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) submitted a community project authorizing request for Barksdale Air Force Base: Barksdale Air Force Base — New Entrance Road and Gate Complex Recipient: Department of the Air Force Recipient Address: 1690 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330 Requested Amount: $36 million Explanation of Request: This project will… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today discussed several issues of major importance to Barksdale Air Force Base with Air Force officials, including Acting Secretary John Roth, at today’s House Armed Services Committee hearing “Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request.” Johnson used his time in the hearing to… Read more »

BOSSIER, La., May 27, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today congratulated Georgia Hilburn of Shreveport, and Jackson David Tinkis of Bossier City, for their appointments to United States Service Academies. The students were selected on their merits by a volunteer panel of retired military officers: Georgia Hilburn — United States Naval Academy … Read more »

BOSSIER, La., May 7, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced the No Communist Countries Participating in Lobbying Act — legislation to make it illegal for former Members of Congress to lobby in the United States on behalf of communist governments or entities controlled by communist governments. “From targeting American companies with… Read more »

      Congressman Johnson and Acting Secretary Roth tour Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana BOSSIER, La., April 6, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today joined Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth on his visit to Barksdale Air Force Base. Congressman Johnson and… Read more »

BOSSIER, La., April 6, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today joined Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth on his visit to Barksdale Air Force Base. Congressman Johnson and Acting Secretary Roth toured the installation and met with Airmen stationed there. Congressman Johnson and Acting Secretary Roth released the following statements: “It was an honor to welcome… Read more »

U. S. Representative Mike Johnson and Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth pay a visit to Barksdale Air Force Base. On Tuesday Congressman Johnson and Acting Secretary Roth took a tour of the facility and met with some of the Airmen. Congressman Johnson and Acting Secretary Roth released the following statements: Johnson said, “It was an honor to welcome Acting Air Force Secretary… Read more »

One month after Texas’s power grid failed in the face of Winter Storm Uri, which unleashed deadly cold, ice and snow across several states, the U.S. military is still trying to address its effects and plan for the next natural disaster. Uri hit the Army hard, damaging nearly 700 facilities and more than 1,300 privatized military homes at four installations in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and… Read more »

Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and other members of the all-GOP Louisiana congressional delegation are blaming President Biden for a surge of unaccompanied migrant children at America's southern border that has overwhelmed facilities there. "There's a crisis," Cassidy said Tuesday on a conference call with reporters, a description the Biden administration has avoided. "It took… Read more »

WASHINGTON, February 3, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced two bills to strengthen border security and protection: The Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act will close a Wilderness Act loophole which bars border security officials from entering certain designated “wilderness” areas. The loophole has left approximately 96 linear miles of our… Read more »