House Republicans elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their speaker during the 119th Congress, averting a repeat of the four-day speaker battle they faced in 2023. Johnson secured the position on the first ballot, with initial holdouts switching their votes after Donald Trump's endorsement. The swift resolution highlights the importance of unity and leadership within the party, offering lessons for future governance.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Thankfully, it’s a mistake House Republicans avoided by selecting Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as their speaker Friday during the 119th Congress. After two initial holdouts changed their vote, they even got the job done during the first ballot.
Second, unlike 2023, President-elect Donald Trump weighed in with his support of Johnson in the lead-up to the vote on Friday. It took three failed ballots before Trump got behind McCarthy. After endorsing Johnson earlier in the week, Trump reaffirmed his support just before the vote on Friday. Third, and most importantly, the GOP is on the verge of controlling all three branches of government.
Having earned more than 77 million votes last November, the incoming president deserves to have a speaker of his choosing. As the president-elect reportedly said in a phone call to two of the initial holdouts, 'it would be disrespectful to Americans who voted in an historic Presidential election --to have this speaker's vote go to a second or third ballot.' Trump ended the phone call with, 'Fellas, we have a lot to do. Let's get to it'.
Passing bills that extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts, getting tough on the border and unleashing American energy dominance after four long years of the extreme Biden green agenda requires a functioning House of Representatives. Finally, getting serious about tackling out-of-control federal spending and restoring common sense can only happen with a united Republican caucus. It's early days yet, and with a two-seat majority, Speaker Johnson has his work cut out for him.
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