WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Armed Services On Tuesday, December 12, the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces will hold a hearing called "F-35 Acquisition Program Update." On Wednesday, December 13, the Subcommittee on Military Personnel will hold a hearing called "Recruiting Shortfalls and Growing Mistrust: Perceptions of th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: The Senate and House have passed Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Kennedy's legislation would combat Communist China's aggression in the Indo-Pacific region by establishing a special envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).  "Beijing puts more economic and diplomatic pressure on the Pacific Island states   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: View Kennedy's full remarks here. WASHINGTON - Democrats today blocked Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) legislation to bolster Louisiana's shrimp, red snapper and seafood industry and protect American consumers from illegal imports. Kennedy's bill would increase funding to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) by $36 million using unobligated Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funds. The funding would all  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Marc Veasey (Texas) introduced legislation to preserve marine ecosystems and protect fishing access for anglers in the Gulf of Mexico by improving longstanding artificial reefing programs. Offshore energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico serves as prominent, biodiverse habitats for fish, corals, and crustacea to aggregate. Since 2000  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Earlier today, legislation authored by Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana), the Duck Stamp Modernization Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 403-20. The legislation will immediately head to the President's desk for signature. "This bill will expand access to Sportsman's Paradise to make it easier for you to spend more early mornings in the duck blind," Graves sai  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives today passed Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act. The bill would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release previously auctioned spectrum in order to expand broadband access to rural communities.  "I'm thankful that the House has sent this bill to the president's desk so that the job providers who depend on wi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: "Today, the House took a critical step in our investigation into serious matters involving President Joe Biden by formally opening an impeachment inquiry. As President Biden continues to stonewall lawful Congressional subpoenas, today's vote of the full House of Representatives authorizing the inquiry puts us in the strongest position to enforce these subpoenas in court. "We do n  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * On Wednesday, Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Scalise, Majority Whip Emmer, and Conference Chairwoman Stefanik issued the following statement on the House of Representatives passing legislation to formally open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden: "Today, the House took a critical step in our investigation into serious matters involving President Joe Biden   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: On Monday evening, Speaker Johnson attended the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. He sat down with Catherine Lucey of the Journal to discuss a range of topics, including his upcoming meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the national security supplemental package, border security, and the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Excerpts of the intervie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: United States Representative Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, today commended House passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The annual legislation includes major priorities for the Louisiana defense community, particularly Barksdale Air Force Base along with Air Force Global Strike Command and Fort Johnson along with the Joint Readiness Training Center. "As  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $14,380,438 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Louisianians in Calcasieu, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes have been working hard to recover from Hurricanes Laura and Ida. I'm grateful to see this $14.4 million help them rebuild," said Kennedy. The FEMA aid will fund  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the Senate with legislative wins for Louisiana and includes two of Kennedy's bills.  "This year's National Defense Authorization Act includes consequential investments for Louisiana and America. The funding will give our service members a much deserved pay raise, strengthen border security and ke  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced a resolution congratulating Louisiana State University (LSU) quarterback Jayden Daniels on winning the 2023 Heisman Memorial Trophy. "As all LSU fans have witnessed over and over again, Jayden Daniels earned this Heisman Trophy with talent and grit. Louisianians will celebrate his legacy as a dual-threat quarterback for many years to com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing a resolution to condemn the antisemitic phrase "from the river to the sea" and its derivations. "The phrase 'from the river to the sea' is a call for genocide against Jewish people and to annihilate the state of Israel. The only appropriate response to that threat is to condemn it, a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the Department of Labor (DOL) publishing a 779 page proposed rule to implement new regulations on registered apprenticeships under the National Apprentice  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * On Thursday, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2024, sending it to President Biden to sign into law. Following the vote, Speaker Johnson issued the following statement: "As America is facing unprecedented threats across the globe, the National Defense Authorization Act will strengthen our national security against adversaries like C  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: On Sunday morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox & Friends live from Strawn's Diner in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Speaker was joined by locals in his hometown to talk about his faith, his family, and Louisiana. In addition, the Speaker discussed the impeachment inquiry vote and reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: See excerpts below: Speaker Johnson on the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: On Wednesday, Speaker Johnson joined Congressional Leadership and Members of Congress to honor Major League Baseball player, civil rights activist, and World War II veteran Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony. Larry Doby, who passed away in 2003, was the second black player to suit up in a Major League Baseball game, and the first Black base  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's full interview. On House Republicans' year in review: "We will be wrapping up a very busy year. At the end of this week we have a number of important votes that [Whip Emmer] just talked about: The impeachment inquiry vote that'll happen tomorrow; the NDAA will be voted on Thursday. But if you think about where we started thi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: "Throughout the first year of the 118th Congress, House Republicans fought hard on behalf of American families reeling from President Biden's crime and inflation crises by upholding our Commitment to America and changing the way Washington runs. "House Republicans have been leading with solutions on every issue - passing more rule bills than House Democrats did with one party con  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Fox & Friends Click here or the image above to view Leader Scalise's full interview. On the formal vote for the impeachment inquiry of President Biden: "The first thing that we've been doing is collecting evidence, and you've seen this with multiple committees: [Chairman] Comer's committee, the House Oversight Committee, has been doing the bulk of the work; [Chairman] Jordan's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Bren Haase, board chairman of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." WRDA is the Water Resources Development Act while USACE stands for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee, thank you   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's markup to consider legislation to reauthorize the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's markup to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). Cassidy's speech as prepared for delivery can be found below: Thank you, Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on diabetes. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxps9_lHT4) to watch the hearing live. Cassidy's speech as prepared for delivery can be found below: T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, provided an update on his investigation into the impact of TikTok on Louisiana schools as well as its role in the recent rise in antisemitism. Earlier this year, Cassidy launched thi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: On Tuesday, Speaker Johnson, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Johnson made the following remarks after the meeting: "I just had a good meeting with President Zelensky. I reiterated to him that we stand with him and against Putin's brutal invasion. The American people stand for freedom and they'reon the right side of this fight.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: Speaker Johnson authored an op-ed Tuesday morning in the USA Today outlining the need for the House of Representatives to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden. "The American people have a right to know whether the president - through his family - traded official acts for foreign dollars, whether the president is compromised and whether Joe Biden abused  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: On Tuesday, Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Republican Leader McConnell, and House Democratic Leader Jeffries hosted the Capitol Menorah Lighting to celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah. Rabbi Levi Shemtov joined them in the ceremony. Below are Speaker Johnson's remarks as prepared: Welcome everyone and thank you for coming out to this beau  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Providing Responsibly for Our National Defense As the United States faces unprecedented threats from adversaries like China and Russia, it is vital Congress performs one of its most important constitutional duties: to provide for our national defense and support the men and women who serve in the United States military, while als  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Limiting Executive Overreach and Providing Accountability in Rulemaking Too often under the Biden Administration, unelected bureaucrats in federal agencies pass rules that, when enacted, act as laws - allowing federal agencies to essentially force whatever regulations they want on the American people with no oversight or accountability. This overstepping of the executive branch i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Delivering the Answers the American People Deserve For several months, the House committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability have been working tirelessly to uncover the truth about President Biden's involvement in his family's shady business dealings with foreign governments and the Biden Administration's efforts to impede the criminal investigati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Providing Responsibly for Our National Defense As the United States faces unprecedented threats from adversaries like China and Russia, it is vital Congress performs one of its most important constitutional duties: to provide for our national defense and support the men and women who serve in the United States military, while also making sure taxpayer dollars are used responsibly.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Condemning Antisemitism on College Campuses Republican Conference Chair Stefanik asked the presidents of MIT, Harvard, and University of Pennsylvania Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik's legislation, H. Res. 927, condemns antisemitism on university campuses and the testimonies of the presidents of MIT, Harvard, and University of Pennsylvania at the Committee on Education   more