U.S. CONGRESSMAN BILL JOHNSON Proudly Representing Eastern and Southeastern Ohio

“I’m disappointed that we’re still having to negotiate short-term budget solutions when we should be moving forward on a responsible federal budget that achieves our goals of defunding Obamacare, reducing the national debt and slashing federal spending. Instead, we’re forced to clean up the mess left by Democrats’ refusal last year to bring forth a full budget." Read more »

The report from the independent Government Accountability Office (GAO) makes official what many have suspected for years: redundant and ineffective programs within the federal government are destroying our chances for fiscal sanity and are barriers to our economic progress. Read more »

"House Republicans also pledged to prevent a government shutdown so this measure, though inadequate, is necessary due to Democrats’ failure to pass a federal budget last year." Read more »

Congressman Bill Johnson today introduced a budget amendment that would prohibit the U.S. Department of the Interior from moving forward on a proposal that threatens upwards of 20,000 jobs. Read more »

After two years of massive government spending that’s added nearly a trillion dollars to the national debt, President Obama’s so-called economic stimulus has failed. In fact, our economy continues to sputter. Read more »

One of the themes that’s emerged from the townhall meetings I hosted in eastern and southeastern Ohio recently is that people are tired of unchecked government bureaucrats and irresponsible fiscal policies that threaten our financial health. We had substantive discussions in Columbiana, Washington and Lawrence counties, and I look forward to our next series of townhall meetings. Read more »

Congressman Johnson will sit on the Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals Resources and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Read more »

“We, the People …” These words established a nation that stands together in times of great celebration and great sadness. We came together as a nation recently when we learned of the deadly shooting in Arizona that took innocent lives and left a Member of Congress and others grievously wounded. We came together to pray, to hope and to try to make sense of this seemingly senseless tragedy. Read more »

The most important thing I will do as your Congressman is to make sure that your voice is heard in Washington. As we got to know each other during the campaign, I learned that you’re tired of the reckless spending, the backroom deals and the lack of accountability for the federal government. I am committed to changing the way Washington works so that it starts working for you. Read more »

I offer my sincere congratulations to Speaker John Boehner and look forward to serving with him as we conduct the business of the American people. Read more »