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WASHINGTON, March 14, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today reintroduced the CEASE Overdose Act to permanently classify illicit fentanyl as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act. “Fentanyl overdose is now one of the leading causes of death for Americans,” Johnson said. “There is no reason why Congress should be required to reauthorize… Read more »

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced legislation to strengthen border security and protection. The Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act will help ensure the U.S. asylum system is not abused but instead reserved only for persons legitimately fleeing persecution or imminent harm in their home… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) demanded the FBI turn over documents about a withdrawn memo that labeled traditional Catholics as possible violent extremists in a Thursday letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray . The memo originated in the FBI's Richmond field office and said that communities of "radical traditionalist Catholics,"… Read more »

Dating all the way back to the IRS targeting scandal of the Obama era, we’ve seen federal agencies used to go after conservatives and conservative groups that did not comply with the ideology of the powers that be. However, with the Biden administration, we’ve watched the Department of Justice become weaponized against U.S. citizens. It’s not just conservatives. It’s any parent who… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson delivered criticisms during a Monday St. Landry Parish town hall meeting regarding Biden administration's reaction to border control decisions, information about objects shot down over North America and federal government agencies he accused of becoming politicized. Johnson also told a large crowd that Chinese are apparently testing the ability of Biden… Read more »

Editor's note: The following is an analysis by Greg Hilburn, Louisiana's political reporter for the USA Today network. Louisiana's congressional delegation shrank along with its population in recent decades, but its influence and clout has expanded. In fact, it can be argued that Louisiana has more influence per capita in the 118th Congress than any other state, led by Republican… Read more »

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced legislation to protect minors and their unborn children by making it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without satisfying parental involvement law. “It is a matter of safety and common sense to ensure parents of minors have the right to know if their child… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 27, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) will serve as Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government in the 118th Congress, retaining his position from the 117th Congress as the top Republican on the subcommittee. Congressman Johnson today made the following statement: “The Constitution Subcommittee is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, January 24, 2023 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement on his appointment by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the newly formed House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government: “Since the beginning of the Biden Administration, some federal agencies designed to serve and keep Americans safe have instead been… Read more »

Republican Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson landed a coveted spot on the new select House Weaponization of the Federal Government Committee Tuesday, a high-profile assignment on a panel that the GOP says will scrutinize what it believes is an overreach of government agencies from the FBI to the IRS. Johnson, who represents the 4th Congressional District with Shreveport-Bossier City… Read more »