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WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement following U.S. Attorney General William Barr's release of the Mueller report:
| "Since he received the report, AG Barr has acted quickly to ensure transparency for the American people. Within just 3 days, he gave a principled summary to Congress highlighting the conclusions reached by Special Counsel Mueller. Now, the AG has combed through more than 400 pages and released the report to the public within the bounds of the law, just as he said he would. All of us in Congress are now reviewing the full report along with the rest of the nation. |
WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released the following statement after House Democrats' decision to forgo producing a budget proposal and instead raise the discretionary spending caps to the tune of $2 trillion over 10 years:
WASHINGTON – Today, Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) and more than 150 of his colleagues signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in the House. The petition was brought forward by Congressman Steve Scalise (R-La.) and remains active until the end of this Congress. It needs 218 signatures to move forward.
JOHNSON RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020:
| "For decades, Congress has consistently increased federal spending with little regard for the long-term effects. As elected representatives of the American people, all of us have a moral obligation to create a future where our children and grandchildren can thrive without the looming threat of an insurmountable debt. As conservatives, we must commit to making the tough decisions to get our fiscal house in order. |
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) asked for unanimous consent to consider the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Democrats refused to bring the measure to the floor.
JOHNSON RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
WASHINGTON – Today, Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Task Force Chairmen Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss pertinent issues before the Congress and the conservative agenda moving forward.
THEY RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked S. 130, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act:
WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019:
WASHINGTON – Republican Study Committee Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) released the following statement after Democrats blocked a measure that would have kept federal employees who have been disciplined for sexual misconduct from receiving a 2.6 percent pay increase:
"Today, House Democrats voted to reward individuals who have engaged in sexual misconduct with a pay raise. Thanks to their votes, those who have been disciplined for these behaviors will be given the same, across-the-board pay increase that their victims receive. By any objective measure, this is just wrong.