Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson took Fox & Friends’ Brian Kilmeade behind the scenes for a historical tour of the Speaker’s office in the U.S. Capitol. In their interview, Speaker Johnson addressed the sham trial of President Trump, the failures of ‘Bidenomics’, and his thoughts on the future of America.    … Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Speaker Johnson congratulated Addison Norcross and Reagan Coyle for their appointments to United States Service Academies. Upon notification of their appointments, Speaker Johnson personally called both students to inform them of their acceptance and congratulate them on this distinct honor.  Speaker Johnson calling to congratulate students on their… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Squawk Box to discuss President Biden abandoning Israel, antisemitism on college campuses, and the SAVE Act: Click here to watch to the full interview On President Biden abandoning Israel: “What the President is doing here is not only defying the will of Congress, to your point, we just voted on this several days ago. But he's… Read more »

Washington, May 9, 2024 – United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) submitted a community project funding request for Barksdale Air Force Base: Recipient: Barksdale Air Force Base Recipient Address: 147 Barksdale Blvd E, Barksdale AFB, LA, United States 71110 Requested Amount: $22 million Explanation of Request: This request will fund the construction of a… Read more »

 WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson, Congressman Chip Roy (TX), and Senator Mike Lee (UT) held a press conference to announce the introduction of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Amid the worst border crisis in American history, the SAVE Act would ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship to… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks following a failed attempt to vacate the Speakership: Hey everyone, just another Wednesday on Capitol hill. I want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence from my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort, that is certainly what it was. As I’ve said from the beginning and I’ve made clear here every day, I… Read more »

WASHINGTON — This evening, Speaker Johnson released a statement following passage of Rep. Chuck Edwards’ Equal Representation Act. This legislation would require the decennial census to include a citizenship question and exclude noncitizens from the population in which the apportionment of each state’s U.S. House representation and electors are based. “The only influence… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson delivered an address at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. The event is hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is America’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks “Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed security assistance to Israel to help protect its borders. We did it, and… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 7423 – a bill to designate the United States Postal Office in Rayville, LA as the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building.” Congressman Letlow, elected to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in December 2020, tragically lost his life due to complications from COVID-19 before being sworn into… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Today, Speaker Johnson was joined by House Republican leadership and Committee Chairs to announce a new House-wide effort to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and hold universities accountable for failing to protect Jewish students.   As part of the effort, the House will be looking into federal funding universities receive, the foreign student visa… Read more »