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Louisiana's Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson setting Republican tone in Congress

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Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson continued the new Republican-controlled House's early march to address key conservative flashpoint concerns Wednesday with a bill condemning vandalism, violence and threats against anti-abortion rights advocates in the wake of last year's Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Johnson, who is among the to GOP leaders in the House as vice-chair of…

House Passes Resolution Condemning Intimidation Tactics of Pro-Abortion Activists

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WASHINGTON, January 11, 2023 — The United States House of Representatives today passed a congressional resolution condemning the nationwide wave of violence, property damage, threats, trespassing, and intimidation against pro-life organizations in 2022 by pro-abortion activists in the wake of the Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution was sponsored by 136 House…

House Republicans Introduce Resolution Condemning Intimidation Tactics of Pro-Abortion Activists

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WASHINGTON, January 10, 2023 — More than 100 Republican Members of Congress led by House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced a congressional resolution condemning the nationwide wave of violence, property damage, threats, trespassing, and intimidation against pro-life organizations in 2022 by pro-abortion activists in the wake of the Supreme Court opinion…

Republicans to condemn pro-choice activist violence after Roe rollback with resolution

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A group of over 100 Republicans has co-sponsored a House resolution to condemn the violence, vandalism and intimidation by pro-choice groups following last year's unprecedented leak of the Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.  Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by about 100 GOP co-sponsors, announced the resolution Tuesday morning. The congressman intends to bring the…

House hunters: Six issues GOP will target in first bills of new Congress

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The Republican-led 118th Congress will establish six priorities in its first week fully up and running, with bills and resolutions tackling everything from oversight of federal agencies to shoring up domestic energy to investigating China. After a raucous first week delayed by a historic four-day election for House speaker, the bills include GOP priorities messaged extensively on the…

House GOP Vice Chairman Johnson Statement on the Beginning of the 118th Congress and the New GOP Majority

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WASHINGTON, January 7, 2023 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement on the beginning of the 118th Congress and the new House Republican majority: “I extend my congratulations and warm wishes to Speaker McCarthy. We are all rooting for Speaker McCarthy, because if Congress is successful, our country benefits. “In the 118th…

Johnson to Serve on RSC Steering Committee, lead on conservative policies in GOP Majority

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WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced the RSC’s Steering Members this week. “Strong conservative leadership has never been more important than today,” said Chairman Hern. “These leaders will help direct our bold agenda at the Republican Study Committee, delivering on the promises we made to the American people. Our constituents rejected House…

Mike Johnson slams $2 trillion spending bill as 'one of the worst' in US history

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House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson said following the passage of the earmark-laden "omnibus" spending package in the Senate, "This 4,155 page, $1.7 trillion 'omnibus' is one of the worst government funding bills in the history of Congress." In a statement, the Louisiana congressman said, "Instead of individual bills to fund each federal agency one by one with a roll…

‘Twitter Files’ spur House inquiry into FBI’s coordination with Twitter to censor speech

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House Republicans are launching an investigation of the FBI‘s involvement in censoring conservative speech online, alleged abuses of federal power that were revealed in Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files.” Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican and incoming chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Twitter’s internal documents raised concerns that “the FBI maintained this relationship with…

Johnson Crosses $8 Million in Benefits Returned to Constituents

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SHREVEPORT, December 22, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced that his office has returned over $8 million in individual benefits to constituents during his tenure in Congress. In addition, Johnson announced that his office has completed over 8,000 case files, sent over 81,000 letters to constituents, and hosted 99 Town Halls to date during his 6 years…