BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representatives Mike Johnson (LA-04) and Jodey Arrington (TX-19), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), today led a bicameral letter signed by 94 representatives and 33 senators urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to investigate reports that Planned Parenthood improperly obtained $80 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Under the CARES Act, non-profits ... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America’s Economy, today announced $200,000 job-training grant to Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana (SUSLA). The award, administered through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will be used by SUSLA to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed Shreveport reside... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of the President’s Task Force to reopening America’s economy, today announced a new multibillion-dollar coronavirus relief program is now available to Louisiana farmers thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act The U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will ... Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson announced a new multibillion-dollar coronavirus relief program is now available to Louisiana farmers thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA) Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide up to $16 billion in direct relief for U.S. farmers and ranchers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemi... Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, today voted against a $3 trillion, partisan messaging bill brought to the floor by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The bill, which is “dead on arrival” in the Senate and faces a veto threat from President Trump, includes a long list of provisions (click here to view) that would do nothing to lessen the... Read more »
– U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), a member of President Trump’s Task Force for Reopening America, voted against a $3 trillion, partisan messaging bill brought to the floor by Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday. The bill, which is “dead on arrival” in the Senate and faces a veto threat from President Trump, includes a long list of provisions (click here to view) that would do nothing to less... 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 begin Phase 1 of reopening the state’s economy on Friday, May 15: “Governor Edwards has finally announced today his intention to begin Phase 1 of reopening society in Lo... Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today joined President Trump at the White House for a discussion on returning the nation to greatness amid ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. During the meeting Johnson discussed the need for Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to implement a region-by-region plan to expedite the reopening of the state’s economy, and highlighted the challenges... Read more »
Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., joined "Fox Report" anchor Jon Scott to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how to hold China accountable. "I think we need to take decisive action. And so we proposed in our framework that China, really the government there, be held accountable," Johnson said Saturday. "How do you do that? Well, we could end these visas, for example, that Chinese government officials used ... Read more »
BOSSIER CITY, La. – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the Shreveport Downtown Airport has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Transportation Department (DOT) to rehabilitate its runway. “These resources and improvements are critically important to the Shreveport Downtown Airport as it fulfills its role in reviving our region’s economy,” said Johnson. “I want to thank the ... Read more »
