House Republican Leadership News Conference
“I have to do my job … I have to do what I believe is right every day and let the chips fall where they may,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) when asked about House Democrats' plan to…
725 views“I have to do my job … I have to do what I believe is right every day and let the chips fall where they may,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) when asked about House Democrats' plan to…
725 viewsThe House approved (316-94) a rule for four bills, with 151 Republicans and 165 Democrats voting for the resolution, and 55 Republicans and 39 Democrats voting against it. Three of those bil…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,953 viewsThe House debated a resolution condemning Iran’s airstrikes on Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,919 views“I am not resigning,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to reporters after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told the speaker behind closed doors that he should resign. “And that is, in my view…
1,171 viewsHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke to reporters about the plans to take up separate aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan instead of passing the Senate-passed national secu…
147 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said a pending motion to vacate the chair drafted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust him from his leadership post was not politically helpful to …
1,259 viewsThe House considered three bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies, including approval of a measure rejecting a carbon tax in the U.S. and legislation that would change the…
View in Congressional Chronicle470 viewsLeaders of the House Republican Conference spoke to reporters at the conclusion of their 2024 retreat at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, talking about their legislative priorities discussed…
366 viewsPresident Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Throughout the speech, he drew a contrast between himself and former President Trump, the le…
31,669 viewsThe House passed the Laken Riley Act, which would detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered, allegedly by a Venezuelan m…
View in Congressional Chronicle547 viewsThe House debated the Laken Riley Act, which would detain migrants for theft-related crime. The bill is named after a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered, allegedly by a Venezuelan …
View in Congressional Chronicle488 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), on the eve of the State of the Union address, described things as in “decline” because of the Biden administration. He and other Republicans spoke about th…
2,601 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he supports in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and access to the public. He spoke about the topic during a briefing with reporters on Capitol Hill…
1,588 viewsThe House approved a bill to eliminate all current restrictions on the import and export of liquified natural gas (LNG). Members also passed several foreign policy suspension bills that were…
View in Congressional Chronicle665 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R) brushed off analysis that Republicans would lose the House in the fall elections after a Democrat won New York’s special election to fill the congressional sea…
3,229 viewsSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) held a news conference with other leaders of the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol. Regarding the impeachment inquiry into President Biden that the …
1,736 viewsThe House debated a resolution to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY). If passed, he would be only the sixth member ever to be removed. Lawmakers were to vote on the resolution the fol…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,985 viewsHouse Republican leaders, along with chairs of three commmitees investigating the Biden family, held a news conference to outline their findings. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) claimed there we…
2,429 views“We are not only unified, we are energized,” said newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about his conference during a briefing with reporters. Funding for Israel and government spe…
2,106 viewsThe House worked on fiscal year 2024 spending legislation for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies. Members also passed legislation provi…
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