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Video: Republicans Nominate Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House Speaker
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Republicans Nominate Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House Speaker
Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana was nominated for speaker in a secret-ballot vote by his peers, hours after Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota withdrew his bid in the face of swift party backlash.
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Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system. This conference that you see, this House Republican majority, is united. Is united. [applause] I’m honored to have the support of my colleagues. And what they understand about this, is this is servant leadership. We’re going to serve the people of this country.
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