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Senate Republicans Demand Action to End Military Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate

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Senate Republicans, including Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Rick Scott (R-FL), are demanding a vote to end the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, sending a letter to Republican leaders Wednesday. The letter, addressed to Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Roy Blunt (R-MO), asks that the Senate refrain from going forward with the National…

Louisiana's Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson give state rising power in new GOP House

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Republican Louisiana Congressmen Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson will be among the leaders at the seat of power in the next GOP-controlled House after securing wins from their delegation. Scalise, who represents the 1st Congressional District, will be the majority leader in the new Congress next year, second only to the House speaker, who will likely be Kevin McCarthy of…

Congressman Mike Johnson Re-elected as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference

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WASHINGTON, November 15, 2022 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement after being re-elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference for the 118th Congress: “The American people have turned to House Republicans in the 118th Congress to lead on principle and produce results, and I am truly humbled and grateful to my…

Congressman Mike Johnson Re-elected as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference

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United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released the following statement after being re-elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference for the 118th Congress: “The American people have turned to House Republicans in the 118th Congress to lead on principle and produce results, and I am truly humbled and grateful to my colleagues for putting their…

House Judiciary GOP charts course for FBI, DOJ probes in lengthy report

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Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee released a lengthy staff report on Friday on alleged politicization and anti-conservative bias in the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), a document that will serve as a road map for more probes of the agencies if the GOP wins control of the House in next week’s midterm elections. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the stewardship…

House GOP Vice Chairman Johnson: “Starting Day One We Will Work to Deliver an Economy that’s Strong, a Nation that’s Safe, a Future that’s Built on Freedom, and a Government that’s Accountable”

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WASHINGTON, November 3, 2022 — House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today released his closing statement to the American people before the November midterm elections: “America is exceptional,” Johnson said. “But ever since the moment that President Biden and Congressional Democrats took control of Washington, what have the results been?…

40 House Republicans call on Pentagon to rescind abortion travel payments

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Approximately 40 House Republicans have urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to rescind his policy of using government funds to cover travel expenses for abortions. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) spearheaded the letter, which was addressed to Austin and included Wednesday’s date, roughly a week after the “Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care” memo went out to department…

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson visits Plain Dealing

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Fourth Congressional District U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson highlighted local and national issues Thursday during a stopover at Plain Dealing’s community center, pointing to the area’s potential economic gain with the construction of a new lumber mill. “We are delighted to see the Teal Jones mill coming here. This will mean much to the people of Plain Dealing and Bossier Parish,” he told…

GOP bill ends federally funded drag queen story hour, other sexually explicit programs for kids under 10

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Dozens of House Republicans proposed new legislation this week that would prohibit the use of federal funds for sexually explicit programs, such as the wave of drag shows and drag queen story hour events that have popped up across the country. Rep. Mike Johnson’s "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act" is an attempt by the GOP to prevent taxpayers from funding events they say expose…

House Republicans Introduce Legislation to Ensure Taxpayer Dollars Cannot Fund Sexually Explicit Material for Children

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WASHINGTON, October 18, 2022 — 33 Republican Members of Congress led by House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (LA-04) today introduced legislation to prohibit federal, state, local governments, and private organizations from using federal tax dollars to expose children under 10 to sexually explicit material. “The Democrat Party and their cultural allies are on a…