Johnson Reclaims Speaker’s Gavel for 119th Congress
The Louisiana Republican quickly persuaded the few holdouts among his copartisans. The post Johnson Reclaims Speaker’s Gavel for 119th Congress appeared first on The American Conservative.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) won the House speakership for the second time on a 218–215 party-line vote.
Johnson won on his first ballot, despite initial abstentions and alternative votes from a handful of hardline conservatives. In the final tally, the only member of the caucus that did not vote for him was the libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
In his acceptance speech, Johnson outlined a broad America First agenda matching President-elect Donald Trump’s priorities, particularly immigration enforcement.
Congress will convene in a joint session Monday for the Electoral College’s presidential vote.
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