Mike Johnson

Speaker Johnson: Despite Our Historically Small Majority, House Republicans Continue to Deliver

Position: Speaker Johnson asserts that House Republicans passed legislation funding border security and immigration enforcement for three years, reauthorized FISA Section 702 for national security, and passed the Farm Bill. He criticizes Democrats for opposing border security and immigration enforcement.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson delivered remarks today after House Republicans ended the Democrat DHS shutdown and passed a budget resolution to fund immigration enforcement and border security for 3 years – preventing future Democrat attempts to reopen the border and halt the removal of criminal illegal immigrants. House Republicans also this week passed legislation to reauthorize FISA Sec. 702 and the Farm Bill – for the first time in 8 years – to deliver relief and certainty for rural America. “Ultimately, the sad and actually shocking truth is there's not a Democrat in the House or the Senate that believes border security and immigration enforcement should exist at all,” Speaker Johnson said. “By word and deed, Democrats have made clear their desire to defund both of those critical functions of our government.” Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered: I'm really glad to tell you that House Republicans pulled together and delivered some major pieces of legislation and huge priorities for the country in the last few days. Let me give you a couple of examples. We passed the Farm Bill, as you know, a major achievement, delivering real relief and certainty for our rural America and for all Americans. But this is the first time Congress has done that since 2018. Been quite a while, but we got it done. We've also made certain that the House is going to be able to have an up or down vote on the date certain on the E15 issue, which is, you know, is a big priority for a lot of our members here in the Chamber. And most importantly, of all the things we got done this week, we've got the budget resolution passed. This is very, very important because that will ensure that border security and immigration enforcement will continue today and well into the future. Despite Democrat attempts to reopen our border and protect criminal illegal aliens from removal, the net result of passing our reconciliation bill is that ICE and CBP are funded for three years. And Democrats got absolutely nothing for their political charade and shenanigans out of that. We repeatedly offered in good faith – I want to point out and remind everybody – to negotiate on funding these agencies. Ultimately, the sad and actually shocking truth is there's not a Democrat in the House or the Senate that believes border security and immigration enforcement should exist at all. By word and deed, Democrats have made clear their desire to defund both of those critical functions of our government. We also passed the FISA reauthorization to ensure that the Administration is armed with the best possible intelligence to continue eliminating terrorists and defending our homeland. We pray that the Senate can now pass our FISA bill as quickly as possible, and, you know, they're deliberating over that right now. Now, I just want to say this. Sometimes the process around here is cumbersome; that's the way this works. But in spite of our razor thin, historically small majority, House Republicans continue to deliver for the American people. We’ll continue to do that for the remainder of the year, and that is a large reason why we are going to win the midterms so that the grownups can stay in charge here.

Speaker Johnson: House Republicans are Cutting Red Tape, Burdensome Regulations to Reestablish American Energy Dominance

Position: House Republicans are advancing legislation to streamline federal environmental permitting for energy projects, roll back green energy mandates on federal buildings, expand geothermal production, and clarify environmental regulations to reduce regulatory burdens while maintaining an all-of-the-above energy approach.

WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House GOP Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson highlighted House Republicans’ legislation this week to continue cutting red tape and dismantling burdensome energy regulations. Speaker Johnson also discussed the path forward to bring an end the Democrat DHS Shutdown and to reauthorize FISA Sec. 702. “The production of American energy is now directly related to national security. The need and the demand for energy is rising dramatically because of AI and all of these other necessities that we have in the economy. And we’ve got to provide for it,” Speaker Johnson said. Watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks here. On House Republicans’ efforts to cut regulations and reestablish American energy dominance: We're going to pass two pieces of legislation that are going to build specifically on President Trump's work to restore America's energy dominance. The Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act rolls back an outdated and inefficient green energy mandate on federal buildings and military installations, which will allow agencies to pursue efficient, cost-effective energy solutions that meet their needs. What a concept. The second one, the HEATS Act, is going to help unlock American geothermal production. This is reliable renewable energy that has huge potential for diversifying America's energy supply. This legislation will remove unnecessary permitting hurdles and help deliver on Republicans’ commitment to an all-the-above approach to affordable American energy. And we've got to provide for it. So, it's an all-the-above and that's what this legislation reflects. Finally, as Leader Scalise was noting the FIRE Act and the ESA Amendments Act will streamline and clarify environmental regulations, encouraging responsible fire management and the protection of America's diverse wildlife, while removing costly and unclear mandates that unfairly penalize good faith actors. It's common sense. That is the theme here. We're going to cut red tape and do the right thing, and the Congress is leading on this. On ending the Democrat DHS Shutdown: And that's why through a targeted and narrow reconciliation process, we will fully fund the agency, including ICE and CBP, for three years into the future. This is great news for every American who supports secure borders and safe communities and chaos free airports. In the coming days, the House will be working closely with the Senate as they commence on that reconciliation process. And it should not be forgotten that Democrats have shut down this, the third largest department of the federal government with all of its 10 agencies charged with keeping everybody safe. And they did that for political purposes. They've kept it shut down for over two months. Now we're on day 65. It's the longest in history because they'd rather reopen the border than pay our hardworking men and women of our law enforcement. They would rather defund the police than pay our TSA workers at the airport. They would rather endanger the American homeland than fund basic immigration enforcement. I've said it before; I'll say it again. You heard the theme here this morning. You'll hear it all the way through the election cycle. Our politics have now entered a new era. It's called common sense versus crazy. Republicans return to common sense versus Democrats just madness. This shutdown is a shameful episode in the history of the Democrat Party. This is not our father's Democrat Party. Watch what happens. We administered the oath to a Member last night who has some, some pretty Far-Left positions. We expect more of that to come from that party, and it's not where the American people are. And it's yet another example of their preference for open borders and dangerous communities over the safety and security of American citizens. On reauthorizing FISA Sec. 702: The House will pick up where we left off on reauthorizing FISA, Section 702. It's must-pass legislation. We've talked about it here before. It preserves the Trump Administration's ability to kill terrorists and to prevent attacks on our homeland. This provision of law was created after 9/11. And frankly, one of the reasons we've not had another 9/11 on our shores is because we have this important tool. Congress was able to pass a short-term extension of Section 702 last week, and we're going to continue to work out a longer-term extension. We're confident that we'll be able to find strong, bipartisan consensus that builds off of the really meaningful reforms that we included in the legislation the last time we authorized it. We did that in 2024. 56 reforms, and they're working just as we planned. Those were successful because that was a sensible set of changes. Countries like Russia and China are waging new forms of cyber and intelligence warfare. And of course, as Iran and its proxies threaten the US and our allies, it just bears repeating that this is no time to degrade in any way our ability to protect the homeland and our people. And this is an essential piece of that, an essential component, and failure on it is just simply not an option.

Working Families, Business Owners, and Their Employees All Benefit from Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts

Position: Republicans support tax cuts for working families, including deductions for tips and overtime, enhanced senior deductions, expanded child tax credits, and other business-friendly provisions. The release criticizes Democrats for opposing these measures.

WASHINGTON — Throughout this tax season, industry groups and advocacy organizations across the spectrum have highlighted in their own words what the Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts means for working families, small and large business owners, children, workers, and seniors. These groups and organizations represent millions of American workers and businesses and have played an essential role in both educating tax filers and highlighting the many transformational benefits Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts offer. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, over 53 million Americans have claimed at least one of Republicans’ tax cuts, including: over 6 million who have claimed No Tax on Tips with an average deduction of over $7,100; over 25 million who have claimed No Tax on Overtime with an average deduction of over $3,100; over 30 million seniors who have claimed the Enhanced Deduction for Seniors with an average deduction of over $7,500; over 5 million Trump accounts have been opened; and over 34 million families who have claimed the enhanced Child Tax Credit. And as a reminder, every single Congressional Democrat voted against these historic tax cuts. If Democrats had it their way, American families would have experienced one of the biggest tax hikes in American history. Tax Relief for Working Families: Childcare Relief for Working Families: Tax Relief for America’s Small Businesses: No Tax on Auto Loans for Cars Made in America:

Louisiana CPAs Confirm: Republicans’ Tax Cuts Have Delivered Bigger Refunds for Hardworking Families

Position: Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered lower taxes and larger refunds for American families, with specific provisions for tips, overtime, and senior deductions producing measurable tax relief.

WASHINGTON — Last year, Republicans enacted the Working Families Tax Cuts, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), to prevent the largest tax increase in history, delivering life-changing tax relief for hardworking American families, seniors, small business, rural communities, and more. Republicans simplified the tax code and made these historic tax cuts permanent – for the first time since 1986. Now, Americans are on average seeing 11% higher tax refunds according to the IRS, thanks to Republicans’ tax provisions like No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and tax relief for seniors. “It is a great day because this filing season, three things are happening: lower taxes, bigger refunds, and more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans,” Speaker Johnson said at a Tax Day press conference. “We did that intentionally, and that's exactly what's happening. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, Americans in all 50 states are benefiting from taxes that are lower and simpler and fairer for their families.” On Tax Day, accountants across Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District shared how the Working Families Tax Cuts are positively impacting Louisianians. WHAT LOUISIANA ACCOUNTANTS SAY: “I've just finished a married couple's tax return for 2025; he works in industry and accumulates a great portion of overtime. Their combined wages increased 31% from 2024 to 2025. Even with this increase in wages, their ability to deduct $25,000 of his overtime premium kept them in the same 24% tax bracket and their effective/average income tax rate only increased by .87%, yielding a refund that was 6x as much as 2024. This is very much the norm for the 2025 tax season. Waiters and waitresses with tips, employees from industrial plants with overtime – all are experiencing a much lower tax burden, which is allowing their hard-earned dollars to flow back to them. The OBBBA and its tax provisions are delivering as promised!” – Randy, CPA, Beauregard Parish “Recent federal tax changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) are having a meaningful impact on many of our clients, particularly here in our local community. We are seeing tangible benefits from provisions such as the senior deduction, the overtime deduction, and the tips deduction. For example, one retired couple realized over $1,500 in tax savings from the senior deduction alone, while another client in the oil and gas industry saw nearly $6,000 in savings due to the overtime deduction. Across our client base, these changes are resulting in noticeable tax relief, allowing individuals and families to retain more of their income and reinvest those dollars back into their households and the local economy.” – Andrew, CPA, Beauregard Parish "This tax season, we’ve seen many positive results following the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The new overtime and senior deduction alone have led to higher refunds and increased client satisfaction." – Brandon, CPA, Beauregard Parish “Senior taxpayers I work with have been benefiting from the senior tax credit and are often pleasantly surprised by the tax savings it provides. Does it make a noticeable difference? Yes, it does!” – Melissa, CPA, Beauregard Parish “I have witnessed a significant difference between this tax filing season and last year particularly with regards to my clientele that are small business owners. My clientele that own small businesses are being greatly rewarded for investing in and growing their businesses through the acquisition of assets and hiring additional employees. Please let Speaker Johnson know they are grateful for his assisting with getting the One Big Beautiful Bill passed through Congress!” – Hardy, CPA, Caddo Parish “Recent federal and Louisiana tax law changes have introduced meaningful planning opportunities for businesses and individuals across our region. Increased clarity and competitive rates have driven thoughtful conversations with clients focused on growth, reinvestment, and long‑term decision‑making. From a practitioner’s perspective, stability and predictability in tax policy remain essential to supporting economic momentum. The effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill have been positive for taxpayers.” – Roy, CPA, Caddo Parish Working Families Tax Cuts, by the Numbers:

Speaker Johnson: This Tax Day Means Lower Taxes, Bigger Refunds, and More Money in the Pockets of Hardworking Americans

Position: Speaker Johnson celebrates the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation, highlighting permanent tax reductions, expanded child tax credits, and increased refunds for working families. The statement contrasts Republican support for tax cuts with Democratic opposition.

WASHINGTON — This morning, House Republicans hosted a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the transformational benefits of Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts on Tax Day. House Republicans were joined by Americans from across the country who are already benefitting from tax provisions such as No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, the expanded Child Tax Credit, Trump Accounts, and more. “Every single Democrat in Congress, every single Democrat, voted to raise your taxes. Every Republican standing behind me and all the rest voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts so Americans can keep more of their own hard-earned money,” Speaker Johnson said. Watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks here. On the Working Families Tax Cuts: It is a great day because this filing season, three things are happening: lower taxes, bigger refunds, and more money in the pockets of hardworking Americans. We did that intentionally, and that's exactly what's happening. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, Americans in all 50 states are benefiting from taxes that are lower and simpler and fairer for their families. This legislation is so revolutionary because it is permanent. That's a big thing. In the past 40 years, since the administration of Ronald Reagan, this country has only seen temporary tax cuts. But because of the extraordinary leadership of the Republicans standing behind me and all the rest who work in this Congress to get this done, our Chairman Jason Smith, and the committees of jurisdiction, we did it. Our historic bill does that. For the first time since 1986, Americans’ tax rates are permanently reduced. Now it's been noted, and we're going to continue to remind the voters of this country. Every single Democrat in Congress, every single Democrat, voted to raise your taxes. Every Republican standing behind me and all the rest voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts so Americans can keep more of their own hard-earned money. We don't believe you should send it all here to Uncle Sam. We want you to keep it. On Democrats voting to raise taxes on every American: Here's just a few numbers. $10,000: that's the increase in annual take-home pay for the typical working family. That's the average, and some have much higher. 15%: that's the average tax cut for a family earning between $15,000 and $80,000 annually. $3,400: that's the value of the average tax refund—that's the biggest refund American taxpayers have seen in decades. How did we do that? We started by following a straightforward approach. Simplify the tax code, reduce the tax burden on families, and advance the policy agenda that rewards hard work and puts working- and middle-class families first. These were our three guiding tenets, but really, we can boil the strategy down to just two words. It's called common sense. Republicans have adopted an agenda of common sense across every area of public policy. And Democrats, by stark contrast, have adopted a very different set of policies and politics. Theirs is characterized by one word, crazy. From New York to California, Democrats are proposing some of the most anti-growth, anti-American policies in the history of our tax code. They want to raise your taxes because they want government to grow, to spend more recklessly, and families are literally fleeing those blue states. Because of that, the contrast really couldn't be any clearer. While Republicans are cutting taxes for families for lower- and middle-class hardworking Americans, Democrats are trying to raise those taxes. While Republicans are making it easier to build and invest in America, Democrats want a return to the policies that ship American jobs overseas. While Republicans are working to make everyday life easier and more affordable, Democrats want to go back to the nightmare of Bidenomics. It's common sense versus crazy. Y'all, as we say in Louisiana, this tax season, the American people are seeing the real and positive change of Republicans’ commonsense leadership that is making their lives better.

President Trump’s Budget Continues to Put America First

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson released the following statement on President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027:

Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Statement on DHS Funding

Position: Republicans support full funding for DHS, CBP, and ICE through appropriations and reconciliation processes, and oppose Democratic efforts to reduce immigration enforcement and border security funding.

WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune released a joint statement announcing a path forward to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security – including CBP and ICE – and end the record-long Democrat shutdown. “We appreciate and share the President’s determination to once and for all bring an end to the Democrat DHS shutdown. “In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be following through on the President’s directive by fully funding the entire Department of Homeland Security on two parallel tracks: through the appropriations process and through the reconciliation process. “We appreciate that Senator Graham and the Senate Budget Committee have already initiated the process of developing a budget resolution that will ensure border security and immigration enforcement will be funded for the balance of the Trump Administration and insulated from future attempts by the Democrats to defund those agencies. “We operated under a belief that while our country is in the midst of an international armed conflict, Democrats might finally come to their senses and understand that defunding our homeland security agencies is beyond reckless and very dangerous. While we hoped they would accept the 60-day CR to fund the Department entirely so that bipartisan negotiations could continue, it is now abundantly clear that Democrats place allegiance to their radical left-wing base above all else — including their own power of the purse — which means open borders and protecting criminal illegal aliens. That is not acceptable to Republicans in Congress, nor is it to the American people. We cannot allow Democrats to any longer put the safety of the American public at risk through their open border policies, so we are taking that off the table. “In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited. In return, Democrats will once again demonstrate to the American people their support for open borders and keeping criminal illegal immigrants in America.”

Speaker Johnson Advocates for Defense Community Projects

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson (LA-04) submitted a community project funding request for Fort Polk: Recipient Address: 7033 Magnolia Drive, Building 4919, Fort Polk South, LA 71459 Explanation of Request: This request will fund the construction of a new Rotational Unit Billeting Area (RUBA) at Fort Polk in FY2027. The existing RUBA is severely dilapidated and nearly unusable. This investment in updated billeting facilities will support readiness for large-scale combat operations, improve quality of life for rotational soldiers, reduce maintenance costs associated with aging infrastructure, and enhance Fort Polk’s ability to host high-tempo, multi-domain training events year-round.

Speaker Johnson Joins Fox and Friends in Studio to Highlight Working Families Tax Cuts

Position: Speaker Johnson advocates for the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation, which he describes as providing tax relief to lower- and middle-class earners, including eliminating taxes on tips up to $25,000 annually. He opposes Democratic efforts to reduce funding for border security and immigration enforcement agencies.

WASHINGTON — This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Fox and Friends in studio to preview a new ‘No Tax on Tips’ video and discuss how Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts delivers historic tax relief for millions of tipped workers and hardworking American families nationwide. Speaker Johnson also discussed Democrats' continued demands to defund border security and immigration enforcement amid their record-long DHS shutdown. "The Big Beautiful Bill, the Working Families Tax Cuts, was written for lower- and middle-class earners — for the people who get up and start working before the sun rises and goes home after it sets to feed their families,” Speaker Johnson said. “This is real money for real people. Overall, you're talking about $191 billion in additional refunds because of our legislation and about $30 billion less in withholding. Real money for real people. Every Republican in Congress voted for that, and every Democrat voted against it.” Click here to watch the full interview. On the impact of Working Families Tax Cuts for hardworking Americans: The Big Beautiful Bill, the Working Families Tax Cuts, was written for lower- and middle-class earners — for the people who get up and start working before the sun rises and goes home after it sets to feed their families. Bob is a great example. He's an Uber driver. He's going to save so much money this year. And everybody who works in a tipped job, they pay zero taxes now. Lawrence, in the first $25,000 of their tipped income for the average American that does those jobs, that's about $1,300 more in their pocket. You talk about millions of Americans. I mean, here in New York, a half a million people worked in tip jobs. The Pew Research Center says about 43% of Americans have done that at some stage in their life. So, this is real money for real people. Overall, you're talking about $191 billion in additional refunds because of our legislation and about $30 billion less in withholding. Real money for real people. Every Republican in Congress voted for that, and every Democrat voted against it. On Democrats refusing to fully fund DHS: We passed the bill, the full funding bill, a CR for eight weeks. Clean, nonpartisan, no tricks on that at all, just to keep the whole Department of Homeland Security funded for eight weeks so the parties can work out the differences. We thought that would be passed by unanimous consent on Monday, and it didn't happen in the Senate. And so, we've got a dilemma. The outrage and the reason we were so upset, Lawrence, is because they sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill for the funding of border security and customs and immigration enforcement. We can't do that. That was the biggest issue in the 2024 election. And it's outrageous to us just in those two agencies, CBP and ICE, you're talking about 98,000 hardworking Americans, self-sacrificing, people who have to pay their mortgages and, and put food on the table. They wanted to zero them out. We cannot be a part of that. So, we're calling on everybody. Look, the House Members are in their districts working right now. We can bring them back on a moment's notice for a vote. The Senate has to do their job and help us on this heavy lift. We have to get the government funded, and they're playing games with real people's lives.