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WASHINGTON, December 22, 2022 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement opposing the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package: “This 4,155 page, $1.7 trillion ‘omnibus’ is one of the worst government funding bills in the history of Congress. “Instead of individual bills to fund each federal agency one by one with a roll call… Read more »

Louisiana’s congressional delegation is among one of the most consistently conservative you could find from any red state, but I’d be willing to put Congressman Mike Johnson up against any conservative in the House. He is one of the best conservative thinkers the state is putting forward. On Saturday, he joined the Moon Griffon Show podcast to discuss one aspect of the Twitter Files… Read more »

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) and United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) today wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing concern regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence in Latin America, specifically as it relates to the Treasury Department’s funding of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) private… Read more »

SHREVEPORT, December 12, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District. Congressman Johnson joined the winners via Zoom on Friday to congratulate and commend the students for their exceptional work. The Congressional App Challenge encourages students across the… Read more »

United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District. Congressman Johnson joined the winners via Zoom on Friday to congratulate and commend the students for their exceptional work. The Congressional App Challenge encourages students across the country to explore STEM, coding, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, December 8, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended House passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation includes major priorities and over a quarter of $1 billion in construction projects for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, which is home to Barksdale Air Force Base and Air Force Global Strike… Read more »

A major concession by Democrats to end requiring military personnel to get COVID vaccinations clears the way for funding that includes a 4.6% pay raise for military personnel, more realistic combat training in Vernon Parish, allow B-52s to load nuclear warheads in Bossier Parish and upgrade Louisiana National Guard facilities in Abbeville and New Orleans. On a vote of 350 to 80, the… Read more »

Congress has included almost $300 million for specific Louisiana military capital projects from Barksdale Air Force Base to Fort Polk to New Orleans in the annual defense bill that also included an amendment to drop the military's COVID vaccine mandate under the objection of President Biden's administration. The House passed the record $858 billion defense spending bill Thursday. It… Read more »

United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended House passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation includes major priorities and over a quarter of $1 billion in military construction projects for Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, which is home to Barksdale Air Force Base and Air Force Global Strike Command, Fort Polk and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, December 7, 2022 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today commended bipartisan legislation introduced by House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders to repeal the Biden Administration’s military COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “The Biden Administration’s military vaccine mandate has been an abject disaster—creating the worst recruitment and… Read more »