BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Retains Gavel Heading Into 119th Congress

Following the first vote to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 119th Congress, former Speaker Mike Johnson failed to reach the threshold to retain…READ MORE

FDP Chair Nikki Fried: "119th going as well as the 118th…Democrats are united and are ready to get to work for the American people."

Rep. Maxwell Frost: "Welp, Johnson loses the first ballot. Here we go again. People want Congress to work and House Republicans can’t govern!"

Sen. Rick Scott: "The American public has completely lost trust in government. This must change. Starting next week, we will start the process of confirming President Trump’s nominees QUICKLY. Republicans must come together and fight to get Trump’s team in place so we can start making our country great again!"

Rep. Mike Waltz: "The American people gave President Trump a mandate for change. Let’s get united behind his American First agenda. I’ll be voting for @SpeakerJohnson today. Let’s get to work!"

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