Full remarks: Mike Johnson speaks after being elected House speaker

Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., delivered his first speech on the House floor after being elected to serve as the next speaker. He discussed the legislative issues he hoped to address, including aid for Israel.


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[Disher]

It’s now time to bring in term limits for all politicians. There is no way to keep politicians honest when they serve for decades in tenured post. They forget that they work for the people. They represent the people not big tech and big pharmaceutical companies and it’s time to remind the politicians that point.

[darkwinter]

I'm still disgusted we have to pay taxes to line the pockets of these self-serving clowns.

[willwebber]

If the House staff has been overworked up until now, imagine how it will be when the House actually starts doing their jobs.

[charlesbowman]

Any speaker not willing to abolish the Federal Reserve bank, corporate lobbyists, and Insider trading by congress, does not love this Nation!

[jameswoods]

He says they are overworked and he has no idea what working really is!

[celiamaness]

I think it’s funny how the Republicans just applauded for Kevin McCarthy who they just booted out.

[PathanShortVideos]

Don't forget, as charismatic as this man comes off, he was working hard to help overturn different states results in the 2020 election

[k_evo]

Pay attention to the ones not applauding when the bipartisan debt commission was announced...

[jondisla]

Meanwhile, outside of that building, people are having trouble paying bills or getting ahead.

[AkeemWayneMakesArt]

Hmmmm I wonder how many people were threatened to get this to happen…???😮

[WinstonBartholomewIII]

He's going to have a very hard time keeping a leash on all of his dogs.

[DAYBROK]

its not government spending that is the reason that everything costs so much, its the greed of the big companies and their owners. no one should have more money than many countries.

[debmcgerrigle]

Separation of church and state be damned....

[macspectral]

I mean, we knew Hakeem was not winning despite being head and shoulders superior to these dim bulbs. All we can do is fire them in another year, and it's looking good.

[Grandpa]

Smiling faces have no traces of the evil that lurks within. The truth is in the eyes...

[brendastone]

Notice when he mentioned decentralizing power democrats did not clap.

[warpedjaffas]

These plonkers patting themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum is the GOP.
Absurd.

[ghlznig]

I Pray he means it and follows through!

[WinstonBartholomewIII]

And you thought Jim Jordan was bad? The swamp runs deep in this party.

[jamesbell]

Did you notice he didn’t mention Ukraine?