| July 12, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: Athina Lawson WASHINGTON — This week, Speaker Johnson delivered a pivotal foreign policy address at the Hudson Institute as NATO leaders arrived in Washington for the annual summit. See what editorial boards, conservatives, faith leaders, and advocacy organizations are saying about Speaker Johnson’s speech: “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit this week will spawn many discussions about America’s role in the world, but the most important speech of the week may be Republican Mike Johnson’s on Monday at the Hudson Institute. The House Speaker laid down a marker for a GOP that rejects U.S. decline and retreat abroad… But most notable was the larger picture Mr. Johnson painted. He didn’t indulge a false choice between meeting problems at home and threats abroad. He is pushing his party in the direction of Ronald Reagan, which is correct for the world moment and politically popular.” — The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, “Mike Johnson, Leader of the Free World” “In his recent appearance at the Hudson Institute, Johnson did not just make plain the critical U.S. interests that are threatened by those who advocate American retrenchment. He also made the case for America’s fundamental goodness, its ideals as universal human values, and its expressions of power abroad as the acts of a liberty-loving people protecting and promoting the same.” — National Review, Editors, “Mike Johnson’s Strong Case for American Strength” “Speaker Johnson’s speech on NATO was historic and created the framework for an American policy that could lead the world to freedom and safety. It is a remarkable achievement intellectually and will be recognized as an historic speech that created the framework for an enervation of national security policy.” — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich “The threats to the U.S. and the American way of life are growing more complex and acute. Speaker Johnson’s vision for an American foreign policy that is realistic and rooted in American principles is exactly the one we need right when we need it. His speech outlined the threats from China to Russia and Iran with sobriety and yet he offered concrete solutions to deter and defend and he did so with optimism. I certainly hope others follow his lead. This is what rejecting ‘American decline’ looks and sounds like.” — Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson Institute “Speaker Johnson’s worldview, and the moral clarity that underpins it, is a vital, vibrant vision for American security and prosperity. It’s also a vision the countries of the Free World can rally around, that provides a blueprint for successfully dealing with our adversaries.” — Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy, American Enterprise Institute “Speaker Johnson provided a clear-eyed view of America’s place in the world reminding of President Ronald Reagan’s bold assertion of the importance of a strong America and the consequences when we fail to lead.” — Richard Manning, President, Americans for Limited Government “Speaker Johnson is spot on when he calls out the Biden administration for appeasing, apologizing, and accommodating America’s enemies abroad. Fortunately, Mike Johnson is leading with clarity about the threats our nation faces. America urgently needs more of that morally grounded common-sense leadership – a lesson the Biden administration has tragically still not learned. November 5, 2024 cannot come soon enough to turn the page on the disastrously wrong-headed policies of the Democrats.” — Matt Brooks, CEO, Republican Jewish Coalition “House speaker Mike Johnson’s recent speech on America’s role in the world reveals him as a Reagan Republican: a Republican leader promoting a strong and growing US economy, limited Government and strengthening an America capable of providing world leadership to expand the frontiers of freedom and prosperity.” — Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform “The National Security Supplemental passed earlier this year was one of the most significant investments in America’s security of our generation. It is a testament to what can be accomplished in Washington when Republicans and Democrats unite for the good of our country. However, as Speaker Johnson rightly noted in his speech this week, more work must be done to counter the growing axis of authoritarians that threaten our interests, from Tehran to Moscow to Beijing. This axis seeks to end the era of democratic peace and prosperity that Americans have fought for decades to preserve. FDD Action takes this challenge seriously and supports commonsense measures to strengthen our nation’s security, including proposed restrictions on outbound investment to China. We will continue to work with Congress on this and other priorities to counter America’s adversaries and defend beleaguered democracies.” — FDD Action “Mike Johnson puts forth a strong America First vision for reclaiming American strength at home and American leadership abroad. Weakness, appeasement, and apologies have only invited aggression from America’s enemies.” — Brent Bozell, Found and President of the Media Research Center “AMAC Action applauds Speaker Johnson’s unwavering support for American values and his commitment to restore our country’s standing across the globe. The themes throughout Speaker Johnson’s speech align with the principles that our members hold dear. AMAC Action stands firmly behind Speaker Johnson’s efforts to create a strong, prosperous, and secure nation for all Americans.” — Bob Carlstrom, President, AMAC Action “Speaker Johnson is a man of faith and integrity, and I am grateful for his leadership. At the Hudson Institute this week, Speaker Johnson proved once again that he isn’t afraid to take a strong stance against Vladimir Putin, condemn Russia’s targeted attacks on Ukrainian Evangelical Christians, and unequivocally declare that the persecution of Christians is a demonic hallmark of communism.” — Gary Marx, President, Defenders of Faith and Religious Freedom in Ukraine “Speaker Johnson provided a proven prescription to address the symptoms of America’s currently failing foreign policy, which endangers the nation amid spreading global instability. He emphasized the principle of peace through strength and the resolve to lead—not by nation-building, but by protecting our own country. This means making it unequivocally clear that threats to our nation and the well-being of our citizens will not be tolerated.” — Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council “At a time when America’s enemies are emboldened by the perceived weakness coming from the White House, Concerned Women for America LAC is deeply thankful for the strong, thoughtful and resolute message coming from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. In his recent speech, he presented Americans with a refreshing view of foreign policy that protects our families at home by defending American ideals in a strong and unwavering manner. A vision of foreign policy that owns up to the realities we face in foreign relations, at the border, in energy policy, and even our economy and out-of-control national debt is precisely the approach we need for such a crucial time in our history.” — Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America LAC ### |
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