"Honour of a lifetime": Republican Mike Johnson elected 56th House Speaker
Oct 25, 2023
Washington, DC [US], October 26 : US House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th Speaker of the House.
Expressing his gratitude for everyone's support, Johnson said the urgency of this moment demands bold, decisive action to restore trust and demonstrate good governance.
Sharing the news on his official handle on X, Johnson called it the "honour of a lifetime" to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House.
Noting that the past few weeks have been arduous, he said it is a " reminder that the House is as complicated and diverse as the people we represent".
He added that the mandate of the House is to deliver results and inspire change for the American people.
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He said that the Republicans will advance a comprehensive conservative policy agenda, "combat the harmful policies of the Biden administration, and support our allies abroad."
Concluding his statement, Johnson said they would restore sanity to a government desperately in need of it.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Mike Johnson secured the Republican nomination for the Speaker's chair through an internal vote by the GOP conference, capping a day filled with political drama, during which Tom Emmer briefly won the nomination but later dropped out, The Washington Post reported.
Johnson, 51, became the fourth Republican speaker nominee following the departure of Kevin McCarthy.
"The intention is to go to the House floor tomorrow and make this official," Johnson told reporters after the vote.
Speaking to reporters after a lengthy day of voting, Johnson said, "Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system. This conference that you see -- this House Republican majority -- is united."
Republican lawmakers surrounding Johnson cheered in response.
Over the past few weeks, more than a dozen Republicans entered the race for a new House Speaker. While the candidates had diverse political backgrounds, they all shared one characteristic -- they were all men. No Republican woman entered the race for the position, The Washington Post reported.
