Mike Johnson
U.S. Representative · LA-4 · Republican
Statements and posts
85 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Johnson’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026.
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Speaker Johnson Op-ed in USA Today: The GOP Has Delivered
Published op-ed highlighting House Republican accomplishments and contrasting with Democratic policies.
“As I've campaigned across the country, I've met thousands of Americans who will never forget what a disaster the Democrats made of public policy”
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Speaker Johnson Joins Fox and Friends
Highlighted House Republicans' record on costs, taxes, and energy ahead of midterms.
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Speaker Johnson Joins The Ingraham Angle on Fox News
Speaker Johnson appeared on Fox News to contrast Republican and Democratic policies before midterms.
“We're just a week out from this election now. The polls are underestimating Republican enthusiasm around the country. I am traveling the country nonstop. I'll be in 13 more states and 21 more districts over just the next week between now and the election.”
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Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News Sunday
Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans' record and contrasted it with Democratic candidates.
“Every voter has to ask themselves a simple question. Which candidate is best for me and my family, my children, my aging parents?”
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Speaker Johnson Holds the Gavel for Three Years
Speaker Johnson highlighted House Republicans' legislative achievements during his three-year tenure.
“Mike Johnson inherited a House GOP conference that had destroyed a Speaker and found itself so bitterly divided it could not agree on anything.”
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Speaker Johnson Joins Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures
Discussed House Republicans' midterm strategy and election outlook on Fox News.
“This is a contrast election between common sense and crazy. And the American people are not signing up for crazy”
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Speaker Johnson Recognizes Damon & Tammy Magee as 2026 Angels in Adoption Honorees
Recognized Pastor Damon Magee and wife Tammy as 2026 Angels in Adoption honorees.
“Pastor Damon and Tammy Magee have faithfully opened their hearts and home, living out their calling to uphold the sanctity of every human life through foster care and adoption.”
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ICYMI: Speaker Johnson Sits for Wide-Ranging Interview in Louisiana with CBS’ Robert Costa
Discussed House Republican economic and security achievements in CBS interview.
“We gave the largest tax cut in U.S. history, and we also did the largest cut of inefficient, wasteful government spending in history. We have economic indicators across the board; more people are doing better, with higher wages.”
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The ‘Affordability’ Democrats? You Have to Be Kidding
Shared Wall Street Journal editorial criticizing Democrats' affordability policies.
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Addressed press on meeting with Trump and artificial intelligence industry leaders.
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Praised Republican achievements on taxes, crime, prescription drugs and border security.
“What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already, and that is putting the conditions in place for a strong America again”
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Speaker Johnson discussed AI leadership convening and 2026 midterm election strategy.
“Our candidates are right there every day, and they're talking to their constituents in common sense. This is a contrast election between common sense and crazy. Common sense is on our side…”
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House passed Ratepayer Protection Act, Russia and Iran sanctions bill, and anti-fraud measures.
“This is record over rhetoric. We have better candidates, we have a great story to tell and to remind people that what's best for you and your family and your aging parents and your young children and the future of liberty and opportunity security is the party that has been delivering on all those things”
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House Passes AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
Passed legislation requiring all new vehicles to be equipped with AM radio.
“When disaster strikes – especially in hurricane and tornado-prone states like Louisiana – local communities rely on AM radio to deliver accurate, up-to-date information and critical safety alerts”
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House Republicans Pass the Ratepayer Protection Act
Speaker Johnson praised House passage of Ratepayer Protection Act preventing data center costs from raising household rates.
“AI companies have a serious responsibility to earn the trust of the communities they invest in and to be good neighbors. The Ratepayer Protection Act guarantees hardworking American families won’t foot the bill for the buildout of AI infrastructure– or see their energy costs rise to pay for it”
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House Republicans Put Maximum Pressure on Putin’s War Machine
Passed legislation imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran for aggression against Ukraine.
“With House passage of the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, House and Senate Republicans are placing maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin and the Russian war machine.”
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Speaker Johnson highlighted Republican legislative achievements and criticized Democratic governance record.
“This is not a campaign over standard political disagreements. We are entering a new era in American politics. In Congress, beginning January 27, we're not going to be arguing over marginal tax rates or inflation or foreign policy”
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Speaker Johnson Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks at ceremonies in Louisiana.
“It's been said throughout history that a crisis reveals the character of a person, and it certainly does a nation as well. For America, the darkness of 9/11 revealed the light of unity, and that's what we remember and memorialize today”
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House Democrats’ Midterm Message: Embrace Radical Socialism, Pack the Supreme Court
Criticized House Democrats for voting against resolutions condemning socialism and opposing Supreme Court expansion.
“House Democrats just confirmed that socialism and the communist playbook are on the ballot this November.”
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House Republicans Prevent Another Democrat Government Shutdown
Speaker Johnson announced House passage of a continuing resolution funding government through December.
“Thanks to the House Republicans’ leadership and the foresight back in July, we began the necessary processes to ensure that the government would not be shut down”
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Speaker Johnson criticized Democrats' embrace of socialism during August travel across 18 states.
“The question that voters across the nation have to answer this fall is whether we're going to turn the greatest nation in the history of the world over to communism and big government socialism, as radical left Democrats insist”
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Visited manufacturing facility to highlight Working Families Tax Cuts benefits.
“Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, American manufacturing is roaring back to life.”
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Speaker Johnson Announces Nearly $26 Million for Louisiana Infrastructure Improvements
Speaker Johnson announced nearly $26 million in DOT grants for Louisiana infrastructure projects.
“The Department of Transportation’s announcement of nearly $26 million in federal infrastructure funding in Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District is welcome news.”
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Speaker Johnson: Once Again, House Republicans Deliver
Speaker Johnson highlighted House passage of budget resolution, election security, defense, and insider trading bills.
“Americans demand a few things that are common sense. They demand secure elections, they want a strong national defense capable of countering our adversaries, and they want a Congress that plays by the same rules that they do. These are not big things to ask”
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House Republicans Are Rebuilding the Arsenal of Freedom
House passed FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act with military pay raises and defense spending priorities.
“In an increasingly dangerous world, we are reminded of President Reagan’s admonition that freedom is not passed along in the bloodstream; it must be fought for and protected so the next generation may enjoy the same level of security and opportunity we have known. And that starts in Congress.”
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