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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 10, 2026

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war — that is true — but it also vests the president of the United States with vast authorities as commander in chief.

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Jan 10, 2026

We are not at war. We do not have U.S. armed forces in Venezuela, and we are not occupying that country.

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Jan 10, 2026

U.S. military action against Denmark in Greenland would not be appropriate.

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Jan 10, 2026

Look, I can tell you, as speaker of the House, as the person who's in charge of defending Article I powers, I'm just going to insist to you that those have not been traversed in any way by what happened here.

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Jan 10, 2026

In Congress, we’re certainly not.

latimes.com
Jan 10, 2026

I don't think anybody's seriously considering that. And in the Congress, we're certainly not.

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Jan 10, 2026

There are a lot of ideas.

cnn.com
Jan 8, 2026

On January 5th, our dear friend and colleague, Doug LaMalfa, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 65. A lifelong resident of Northern California, Doug was a fierce fighter for the people he represented and for his state's vast and…

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Dec 10, 2025

This year's National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans' Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump's executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the border…

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Dec 8, 2025

I’m not following all the twists and turns of the Qatar jet. I have certainly heard about it.

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Dec 8, 2025

I don’t know anything about that. I didn’t see the interview.

theguardian.com
Dec 8, 2025

I’m not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn’t follow a lot of the news.

theguardian.com
Dec 8, 2025

I don’t know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, as you know, getting the reconciliation package over the line, so I’m not going to comment on something I haven’t even heard about.

theguardian.com
Dec 8, 2025

Mr. Johnson has clearly and repeatedly stated he is supportive of access to I.V.F. when sufficient pro-life protections are in place.

nytimes.com
Nov 29, 2025

I would like us to get back to normal Congress

cnn.com
Nov 21, 2025

I don’t think you can put the blame on the president for any of that.

nbcnews.com
Nov 21, 2025

the words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use, okay?

cbsnews.com
Nov 21, 2025

We have got to raise the bar in Congress, this is out of control.

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Nov 18, 2025

I’m going to vote to move this forward.

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Nov 18, 2025

I’m going to vote to move this forward. I think it could be close to a unanimous vote, because everybody here, all the Republicans, want to go on record to show your maximum transparency.

theguardian.com
Nov 18, 2025

It's a totally pointless exercise.

cbsnews.com
Nov 18, 2025

I have spoken to President Donald Trump quite a bit about it.

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