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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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Jun 25, 2026

It is a very serious time. Every American needs to wake up and understand the threat.

foxnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

the folks who come here need to follow the spirit and the letter of the law, as well as assimilate to our country and not try to transplant Sharia law and all these other cra… things, and change who we are.

huffpost.com
Jun 25, 2026

Like all good things, it can be abused, and birthright citizenship goes back to the root of the country, the history of the tradition.

huffpost.com
Jun 25, 2026

The Marxists have nominated some of the most radical candidates to ever run for office, and they're running for Congress.

foxnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

There are mini Mamdanis popping up all around the country. It is a dangerous thing. This is not a joke. We're in a fight right now to save the Republic.

foxnews.com
Jun 25, 2026

So I don’t think it’s inconsistent at all. I think we can celebrate immigration — legal immigration. We are a nation of immigrants, as we all recognize.

huffpost.com
Jun 24, 2026

He has a window of time before he has to sign a bill. He’s going to use a little bit more of that window of time.

rollcall.com
Jun 16, 2026

(Democrats) are willing to jeopardize the safety and the security of the American people to make a cheap political point.

foxnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

I think it makes a lot of sense the more the evidence comes out, the more we know they really were sham impeachments.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jun 15, 2026

“The reason we are in trouble is because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot, mandatory spending,” Johnson reportedly recently told a Louisiana radio station. “That’s your entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and…

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jun 14, 2026

I think it makes a lot of sense the more the evidence comes out, the more we know they really were sham impeachments.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jun 13, 2026

The largest spending items, the reason we’re in trouble, are because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot — mandatory spending, that is, your entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and things like Social Security —…

salon.com
Jun 13, 2026

The reason we are in trouble is because over 74 percent of federal spending is on autopilot, mandatory spending.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jun 12, 2026

The reason we’re in trouble is because over seventy-four percent of federal spending is on autopilot—mandatory spending, that is your entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and things like Social Security—they have to be adjusted…

thebulwark.com
Jun 12, 2026

The reason we have not had a mass casualty event like 9/11 since that great tragedy is because we have this statute, and today the Democrats in the House just voted it down.

huffpost.com
Jun 12, 2026

We have a plan to do that next year, and it’s critical, because we’re at $40 trillion-plus in debt. At some point, you get into a hole so deep you can’t climb out of it, so desperate times call for desperate measures.

thebulwark.com
Jun 12, 2026

I think it makes a lot of sense the more the evidence comes out, the more we know they really were sham impeachments.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Jun 12, 2026

It is shameful, and it is very, very dangerous.

theguardian.com
Jun 12, 2026

Everyone knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is rampant waste, fraud, and abuse throughout government programs.

thebulwark.com
Jun 11, 2026

We’re going to ask every member here to do the right thing.

abcnews.com
Jun 11, 2026

It’s long overdue. We have to fund border security and immigration enforcement, and it’s sad that Republicans have to do it on our own.

huffpost.com
Jun 11, 2026

What he was saying is: ‘It’s going to be great to have that number and compare it to what comes next, when we get these situations resolved, that’ll be a fun thing to consider.’

theguardian.com
Jun 11, 2026

The president is laser-focused on the domestic economic situation

theguardian.com

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