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Mike Johnson

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Mike Johnson is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Johnson has focused on various issues during his tenure, including fiscal responsibility and national security. He has been involved in legislative discussions surrounding war funding and government operations, emphasizing the need for appropriate timing and details in such matters.

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Jan 7, 2024

We want to solve this crisis. We have to. We have a moral obligation to do so.

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Jan 7, 2024

I believe Secretary Mayorkas is an abject failure, but it's not because of incompetence. I believe he has done this intentionally.

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Jan 7, 2024

We have a humanitarian catastrophe here, and, of course, huge national security concerns.

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Jan 7, 2024

We do have a responsibility, however, to investigate things that are untoward.

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Jan 2, 2024

This is not about sending more money down here. It's about changing the policy. And the White House seems not to understand that.

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Jan 2, 2024

Today, we got a firsthand look at the damage and the chaos that border catastrophe is causing all of our communities. The situation here and across the country is truly unconscionable. We would describe it as both heartbreaking and…

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Jan 2, 2024

America is at a breaking point, with record levels of illegal immigration. And today, we got a firsthand look at the damage and the chaos the border catastrophe is causing in all of our communities.

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Jan 2, 2024

These are policy choices that got us in this situation. And what we're demanding is that the policies change.

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Dec 16, 2023

The founding fathers – the founders of this country warned against single party impeachments. This is the first time in the history of this nation, in 243 years, that a president has been treated in this manner, when one party has – has…

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Dec 16, 2023

We're following the Constitution. And I've made this very clear. Remember my background is constitutional laws. We have no choice to fulfill our constitutional responsibility, we have to take the next step. We're not making a political…

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Dec 16, 2023

The border is an absolute catastrophe and this is because of the policies of this White House.

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Dec 12, 2023

The founding fathers -- the founders of this country warned against single-party impeachments, and they had a very specific reason for warning us against that. They said that it would be bitterly divisive, perhaps irreparably divisive for…

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Dec 11, 2023

They're asking for the ability to fight back. As we've seen in recent days, there's a real chance they could win this conflict with Russia.

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Dec 11, 2023

There are important questions that must be answered so that we can continue with these negotiations. Among those is, what is the objective? What is the end game in Ukraine?

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Dec 10, 2023

The Founding Fathers warned us -- I mean, they feared a single party impeachment. And the reason they said that is because they knew that it would literally divide the country.

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Dec 10, 2023

The Founders were afraid that if politicians ever weaponize that function in the Congress, then you would open a Pandora's box that couldn't be close.

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Dec 10, 2023

There is a check on the president. It's called the next election cycle. That's why they only serve four years. The voters get to decide that.

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Dec 10, 2023

The facts are so clear for everyone to see. The evidence is so clear you cannot look away. And the Constitution requires the House to follow the truth where it leads.

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Dec 10, 2023

What happens a few years from now, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, we have a Democrat in the White House and you have a Republican majority in the House. They're going to demand that they be impeached because you now set the bar so…

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Dec 10, 2023

They openly said and wrote about and spoke about how it might be irreparable damage to the country.

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Dec 10, 2023

If you are the majority party in the House, and you don't like a president of another party, because his policies are wrong, or you don't like the way he communicates or whatever it is, you can just manufacture charges and go after him and…

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Dec 7, 2023

I rise this morning to introduce my longtime friend, Bishop Larry Lawrence Brandon, who I have the honor of hosting as our guest chaplain in the House today. Bishop Brandon is the senior pastor of Praise Temple Missionary Baptist Church…

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Dec 5, 2023

You're seeing a very deliberate investigation following -- uncovering and following the facts, following the truth where it leads. That's what the Constitution requires the House to do. And the House Republicans have done that very…

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Dec 5, 2023

War criminal Putin must pay for his war. Confiscating this money for Ukrainian defense and construction would go a long way to ensuring Ukraine can continue the fight.

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Dec 5, 2023

Victory is only possible if we are able to maintain security assistance for Ukraine.

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