Fiscal Responsibility

VIDEO: Mike Johnson On Biden’s Blame-Shifting On Inflation

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One of our favorite congressmen Mike Johnson (who by the way wrote the foreword for my new book The Revivalist Manifesto, the reviews of which have been quite good and you should buy it today) was on the Fox Business Channel with Maria Bartiromo this morning. It was a short appearance, but Johnson didn’t need a whole lot of time to blow away the idiocy of the Biden administration’s…

DeSoto Parish gets long-awaited grant to improve access to I-49 Industrial Park

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MANSFIELD, La. – DeSoto Parish police jurors learned Tuesday a long sought-after federal grant to save jobs at an industrial park by improving the access road has been funded. The process has taken two years and several sometimes-contentious meetings to get to this point. At one time, a business owner at the Interstate 49 Industrial Park said he was making alternate plans to move…

Americans’ 3 Big Concerns Are Inflation, Immigration, and Incompetence, Rep. Mike Johnson Says

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Americans are worried about “three I’s” right now: inflation, immigration, and general incompetence, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., says. Citizens across the country are “deeply concerned about grocery prices and the price of fuel to fill up the gas tank,” Johnson says. “And they see the wave of illegal migrants coming over the border, and they don’t see any end to it. They’re frustrated…

Biden, Dems' disastrous first year – Americans suffering and they want change

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Thursday marks a full year of unified Democrat Party control of Washington, and it is difficult to imagine how President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats could have performed worse.    As a result of their abysmal record, the American people are suffering and the Democrats are facing a once-in-a-generation political crisis of their own…

Vice Chairman Johnson Leads Hour of Republican Floor Speeches on Democrats’ Year of Crises

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WASHINGTON, January 19, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today led a series of House Republican floor speeches on the past year of crises engineered by President Biden and Congressional Democrats. Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration. Click above for video of the Congressman’s remarks or read his full remarks below: “We are at…

Johnson Announces $500,000 Grant for Southern University at Shreveport to Spur Aviation Jobs

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WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that Southern University at Shreveport received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to generate interest in and prepare students to pursue aviation maintenance careers. “It’s imperative that we have a dynamic workforce available to meet the demands of our rapidly…

FAA gives $500,000 grant to SUSLA aimed at filling more aviation jobs

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Southern University at Shreveport is getting a $500,000 infusion aimed at helping generate interest and preparing students to pursue careers in aviation maintenance as part of a federal push to shore up a shortage of workers in the field. Rep. Mike Johnson announced the grant from the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday. “It’s imperative that we have a dynamic workforce…

Barksdale, Fort Polk score big budget wins in the U.S. House passed defense spending bill

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Louisiana military installations led by Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort Polk are set to secure about $1 billion in construction funding in the defense spending bill passed by the U.S. House this week that also includes a 2.7% raise for all service members. "When it was all said and done Louisiana has more military construction dollars than anywhere else in the world," said U.S. Rep.…

Johnson Announces Additional Federal Funds to Prosecute Violent Crime

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WASHINGTON, December 8, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that the Shreveport Police Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney of the Western District of Louisiana, will receive a $150,551 Project Safe Neighborhood grant to increase the identification and prosecution of violent criminals. “The scourge of violent crime has impacted nearly…

Johnson Announces Federal Grant to Help Curb Violent Crime in Caddo Parish

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WASHINGTON, December 3, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today announced that the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office (CPDA) will receive $56,065 from the Department of Justice to improve the prosecution of violent crimes with forensic technology. “In 2021, nearly every major American city saw a…