Johnson Says He’s Measuring GOP’s Success by the Strength of the American Family 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined pro-life members of Congress on stage at the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C., as tens of thousands of marchers showed their commitment to the cause of life.  

“For the first time, our greatest metric of success is not just the size of the gross domestic product or highs in the stock market,” said Johnson. “It is the strength of the American family.” 

Johnson and his GOP colleagues measure success by “the number of lives we save and the lives we improve and uplift with commonsense, life-affirming policies,” the speaker continued.  

Johnson has urged Congress to enact pro-family policies, like the child-tax credits, enhanced adoption credits, and working to defund abortion and Planned Parenthood.

As the midterm election cycle approaches, Johnson says he is working to get more “pro-life champions” to Congress. 

“For the first time since Roe v. Wade was reversed, we have the White House, the Senate, and the House all working together to deliver meaningful and historic pro-life victories,” Johnson praised. 

“We all have a reason that we march. We all have a reason that we believe so strongly in this principle,” Johnson reminded the crowd. “I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe in January of 1972, and a lot of people tried to convince my very young parents that they should just ‘take care of that problem.’ But I am eternally grateful that they allowed me the chance in life,” Johnson concluded.