Press Releases

WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks on the House Floor:   As prepared for delivery:  Thank you, Mr. Chairman,  Mr. Speaker, for more than 40 days, Democrats inflicted needless pain on hardworking Americans.  They stranded millions of travelers. They denied food assistance for hungry families.… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released a statement after House Republicans passed and sent to President Trump’s desk the government funding bill to reopen the government after Washington Democrats kept it closed for 43 days, marking the longest government shutdown in American history. “The Democrat Shutdown is finally over thanks to… Read more »

WASHINGTON — As Senate Democrats once again voted to keep the government closed — for the fourteenth time — House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain sounded the alarm on the devastating consequences the Democrat-led shutdown is having on hardworking Americans.  On the Harm Democrats are Causing During this Shutdown: “Take a look at people who aren‘t getting food from the… Read more »

WASHINGTON-House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks at the GOP Leadership Press Conference:   As prepared for delivery:  Yesterday, Americans woke up to an unthinkable reality. A communist was elected mayor of America’s largest city. How did this happen? Because a small, socialist portion of this country took… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks at the GOP Leadership Press Conference:   As prepared for delivery:  Let me begin with this.  Today marks one year since President Trump won the 2024 election.  Since… Read more »

WASHINGTON-House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks at the GOP Leadership Press Conference:   As prepared for delivery:  I want to be very clear about the consequences of the Democrats’ actions:  42 million Americans will lose their SNAP benefits, because… Read more »

WASHINGTON– House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement as the Democrat Shutdown leaves 42 million Americans without access to food assistance starting today: “Republicans passed a clean bill to fund SNAP and keep the government open. Democrats said no, fourteen… Read more »

WASHINGTON- House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks at the GOP Leadership Press Conference:   As prepared for delivery:  This Saturday, SNAP benefits run out for 42 million Americans. Let me say that again: 42 million families - including thousands in my home state of Michigan - could lose the ability to put food on… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain delivered remarks at the GOP Leadership Press Conference:   As prepared for delivery:  Let’s get one thing straight: House Republicans did our job. Senate Democratsdidn’t. More than a month ago, under the leadership of Speaker Mike… Read more »

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) sounded the alarm after House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) openly admitted that Democrats are using families suffering as leverage during the government shutdown. Yesterday, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said in an interview, “Of course there will be families that are going to suffer... but… Read more »