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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the sheriff for his service and that passion. It is appropriate tonight, of course. Mr. Speaker, I yield next to the gentleman from Kansas' big First District. The district, I think, has 63 counties. It is one of the…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney), another important voice to this Special Order tonight, my friend and colleague and classmate. We mentioned earlier how…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for those words straight from the heart, and he speaks, as we said, with great authority on it. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack), my neighboring State, who will speak with…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 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 to…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, during our time tonight, my colleagues and I will recognize the great men and women of law enforcement and the critical role they play in keeping our local communities safe. National Police Week is particularly important this…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Arkansas. We do join him in those prayers for Officer Franks and the others around the country who are recovering from this violence that so many law enforcement officers have had to endure over the past…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for those important words. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield next to a gentleman from Utah, a freshman who has made a big mark here in the First District of Utah. He is also a former officer of the U.S…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, from there, I am delighted to go north a bit. We will go to my friend GT Thompson, who is the ranking member on the House Committee on Agriculture, and who…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and appreciate those remarks. That is an important perspective. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Baird), a gentleman who also knows quite a bit about sacrificial service…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Baird. I appreciate those comments. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Kim).

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mrs. Kim. You are so right that we need to back the blue, and I am so grateful to be joined by so many colleagues that share that sentiment. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mrs. Fischbach. That is an important perspective from the great State of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend for those important words. You are exactly right. They need to be better funded and given greater resources and greater training, and we support that because we back the blue. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from the great State of Alabama for his remarks. Indeed, these are concerns that we share from coast to coast. We will go back up to the great State of New York and hear from my friend who is a legislator and…

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· May 12, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his perspective from New York. We will go from coast to coast out West back to California. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the Eighth District of California (Mr. Obernolte).

Congressional Record · 2021-05-12