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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for his clear voice and clarion call for competence and common sense. Mr. Speaker, what my colleagues have articulated tonight is our view, the American people's view on the debacle that is the unified…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, we have been calling on this President to do his job since he entered that office, and he hasn't done it. I appreciate the gentleman's leadership on all these issues. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to the gentleman from…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is exactly right. It is time to shift back to American energy dominance, which we had under the previous administration. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to another doctor, the gentleman from Texas (Mr…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. And I will tell him that he is not going to resign. The gentleman from Arkansas may not know this, but just a few hours ago in the Homeland Security Committee, one of our Republican colleagues from…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend so much for that and for his service to our country. Having defended our Nation you know that if we don't have a border, we not only don't have safety and security, but we also don't even have sovereignty. We…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Rose) has articulated so well what is on the hearts and minds of so many of our constituents. Inflation is a very real problem for the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield next to the…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for bringing that up. Coming from an energy State like Louisiana, just like Pennsylvania, we know how important this is to us. Under the Trump administration, we had achieved energy dominance. We could get…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I told my friend that I would be faithful to him because he has been faithful to participate in all the Special Order hours if I kept the trains running on time. I yield now to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller), who…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. Some wise counsel there. I wish they would heed it. Mr. Speaker, I yield next to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett).

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, according to The Washington Post, Washington Democrats have diagnosed their messaging as the source of their current political problems. My colleagues and I are here tonight to offer a second opinion. Mr. Speaker, the…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I recognize tonight my good friend, Mr. Robert J. Wright. He is a local legend and cohost of the ``Robert and Erin Show'' on KEEL Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. After 50 years on the air and an illustrious career, Robert has…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Congressional Record · 2022-04-27
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

your budget drops from $9 billion in 2020 down to $8 billion 2023.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

your administration, is failing to protect the border and making it almost impossible to correctly address issues on immigration.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

The Mexican cartels seem to be in charge of our border and who crosses it. Removing title 42 is wrong, reckless, and plain stupid.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

I encourage you to change courses to end your empathy-free open border policies. If not, I promise you American history will not treat you kindly.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

It is your policies and because of them that our entire country is becoming a crime scene and we are dealing with a humanitarian disaster that would have been unimaginable just three or four years ago.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 27, 2022

You are given immense power and an absolutely critical responsibility. Of all our Federal agencies, sir, I think yours is the one that has the smallest margin of error.

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