WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed HR 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act:
“While the Biden-Harris Administration was busy opening our borders to allow illegal aliens to flood into American communities, sanctuary cities were providing them with things like with free housing and healthcare - at the same time shielding them from… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the below statement after the House passed the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024, days after the second assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
“It is surreal to say that there was a second attempt on Donald Trump’s life in less than two months. The current situation is dangerous, and he needs and… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tonight, Speaker Johnson addressed the media after 206 House Democrats voted against preventing a costly government shutdown and strengthening enforcement against non-American citizens and illegal aliens participating in American elections.
Below are Speaker Johnson’s full remarks:
Well, everybody, you just watched the legislative process play out. The play that we ran… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Building upon the critically important, bipartisan work of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), this week, the Republican-led House took several important steps to protect the American people, our infrastructure, and our intellectual property from the CCP.
“This week, the House passed a robust set of… Read more »
WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson joined Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead to recap today’s Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the 13 fallen American servicemembers, the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s investigation into the failed Afghanistan withdrawal, and the need for Congress to pass the SAVE Act and responsibly fund the government.
“We read the names of those 13… Read more »
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.… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tonight, Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation:
“As a result of President Shafik’s refusal to protect Jewish students and maintain order on campus, Columbia University became the epicenter for virulent antisemitism that has plagued many American university campuses since Hamas’… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries today announced a bipartisan House Task Force to investigate the attempted assassination of presidential nominee Donald Trump.
“The security failures that allowed an assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life are shocking. In response to bipartisan demands for answers, we are announcing a House Task Force made up of seven… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman Stefanik issued the following statement after President Biden issued his election year immigration Executive Order:
“President Biden's Executive Order is nothing more than a desperate political stunt to try and stabilize his plummeting poll numbers.
“From his first day in office, Biden has worked to… Read more »
