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Gov. Edwards, local leaders break ground on I-20/I-220 BAFB interchange project

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Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Dept. of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson and local and state leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the I-20/I-220 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange project in Bossier City. The $71.8 million project will create a new access road into BAFB extending southward from the existing I-20/I-220…

Louisiana delegation applauds Presidents pro-energy independence, pro-job growth stance at visit to Cameron LNG Facility

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HACKBERRY, La. (LBM) – Louisiana’s congressional delegation praised President Donald Trump’s commitment to energy independence after his visit to the Cameron LNG Facility in Hackberry Tuesday, May 14. Trump toured the $10 billion facility before speaking to employees, local officials, school children and other invited guests. During the rally, plant officials announced…

Johnson: To all our small businesses, we thank you

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To understand the genius of the American free enterprise, it is useful to hear the stories of real people who have pursued the American dream. We have many of these folks in Louisiana’s Fourth District and across the nation. Karen Hooks is one of them. She has owned and worked at Bruce’s Tax Service in Leesville for more than 40 tax seasons, and she built her business from the…

Congressman and senators join President Trump as he visits Louisiana

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U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy joined President Trump on Air Force One Tuesday as they headed to tour a LNG facility. Sempra Energy’s Cameron Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Export Facility in Hackberry gave President Trump and the officials a chance to survey three liquefied natural gas storage tanks, an export-ready operational…

Johnson Applauds Groundbreaking for I-20/I-220 Barksdale Interchange Project

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 On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the groundbreaking of the I-20/I-220 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange Project which will create a new access road extending south from the interstate interchange into the base: “One of my distinct honors of working for the Fourth District is representing Barksdale Air Force Base,…

Johnson Joins Trump on Visit to Louisiana

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 U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) joined President Trump on Air Force One as they headed to Sempra Energy’s Cameron Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, to survey three liquefied natural gas storage tanks, an export-ready operational natural gas liquefaction plant and the construction progress of two natural gas liquefaction…

The Green New Deal is a 'guise' to usher in socialism, lawmaker warns

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Members of the conservative Republican Study Committee say Democrats’ Green New Deal would be an economic wrecking ball. “This is something that should concern every single American, because it will impact their pocketbooks. It will impact their families. It would, in a literal sense, change the very nature of our country,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., chairman of the…

'So help me God' no more: Democrats give House traditions a makeover

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The witness rose from her seat, raised her right hand and swore to tell the truth before Congress. But four words were missing: “So help me God.” In the House of Representatives, to the winner go the spoils, and Democrats, the new decision makers, control everything, including what legislation gets a vote and the minutiae of procedural choices, such as whether witnesses must…

Republicans introduce bill to modernize gun sales

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Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) led several pro-gun members of his caucus – including Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-La.), Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Clay Higgins (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) – in introducing a bill to modernize the way firearms are sold under federal law. The Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act (FICRA) would…

VIDEO: Mike Johnson Blasts House Democrats

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On Thursday, Congressman Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) blasted Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee for forcing U.S. Attorney General William Barr to break the law. Johnson points out that the material that has been redacted in the Mueller Report is redacted under federal law. He also points out that much of the material is redacted due to its role in ongoing criminal…