The push by some far-left activists to defund local police departments found no support at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability. Wednesday's hearing, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, heard from a range of ideologically disparate witnesses... Read more »
Holding a series of virtual town hall meetings was United States Representative Mike Johnson (R-Bossier City), who represents Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District which includes Evangeline and Allen Parishes. During the meeting held Thursday, June 4, for residents of Evangeline Parish, Congressman Johnson geared his opening remarks to what he called “the big issue facing the country right now.” ... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today announced Shreveport is receiving over $1 million in funding to aid in efforts to prevent and respond to COVID-19 among Shreveport’s homeless population. The award—made through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)—is authorized under the Coronavirus A... Read more »
(KTAL/KMSS) – Louisiana State Representative Mike Johnson delivered opening remarks about the death of George Floyd during a Capitol Hill zoom meeting Wednesday. Johnson weighed in on the death of Floyd who died in police custody after an officer was filmed with his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes while he was handcuffed, face down, and saying he could not breathe. “The tragedy focused th... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today announced DeSoto Regional Health System in Mansfield is receiving $240,390 from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program, authorized under the CARES Act. The award will go towards a telemetry video system, tablets, desktop computers, a... Read more »
BOSSIER, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today delivered opening remarks as the top-Republican at the subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting the Right to Vote During COVID-19”. Congressman Johnson made the following remarks as delivered on George Floyd, COVID-19, and mail-in ballots i... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today released the following statement in response to Governor Edwards’ announcement that Louisiana will enter Phase 2 of reopening the state’s economy on Friday, June 5: “Louisiana has made real progress in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, and our increased testing capaci... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today released the following statement in response to Governor Edwards’ announcement that Louisiana will enter Phase 2 of reopening the state’s economy on Friday, June 5: “Louisiana has made real progress in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, and our increased testing capaci... Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, today urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to bring the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act before the House for a vote. The bipartisan bill, introduced by U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), would protect American investors and their retirement savings from foreign companies that h... Read more »
– U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today joined House Republicans to discuss the details of the lawsuit that he and 20 of his Republican colleagues filed yesterday to overturn Speaker Pelosi’s proxy voting rule. Pelosi’s rule runs counter to both the Constitution and the over 230-year preced... Read more »
