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Watch: Mike Johnson addresses Congress for first time as House speaker
CBS News ^ | 25/10/23 | Mike Johnson

Posted on 10/26/2023 1:37:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

WELCOME BACK. 0:04 I THINK WE ARE GOING TO JUMP 0:06 BACK NOW TO THE HOUSE WHERE OUR 0:08 NEW HOUSE SPEAKER IS SPEAKING. 0:23 >> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GREAT 0:26 THINGS FOR OUR SPEAKER, KEVIN 0:28 CLARK -- KEVIN McCARTHY. [ 0:37 APPLAUSE ] KEVIN HAS DEDICATED 0:42 OVER TWO DECADES OF HIS LIFE TO 0:44 SELFLESS PUBLIC SERVICE, 16 OF 0:46 THOSE YEARS IN THIS HOUSE AND 0:49 YOU WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO 0:50 FIND ANYBODY WHO LOVES THIS 0:54 INSTITUTION MORE OR HAS 0:55 CONTRIBUTED MORE TO IT. 0:57 HE IS THE REASON WE ARE IN THIS 0:59 MAJORITY, TODAY. 1:01 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1:03 >>'S IMPACT CAN NEVER BE 1:16 OVERSTATED AND I WANT TO THANK 1:17 HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP, HIS 1:19 FRIENDSHIP AND THE SELFLESS 1:20 SACRIFICE MADE FOR SO MANY 1:22 YEARS. 1:24 YOU HELPED BUILD IT, KEVIN. WE 1:25 OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE I 1:29 WANT TO THANK THE OVERWORKED 1:30 STAFF OF THIS BELEAGUERED HOUSE. 1:32 >> [ APPLAUSE ] 1:37 >> THEY ACCEPT PRAY SO 1:48 STOICALLY. 1:49 BUT MS. SUSAN KOHLER, OUR HOUSE 1:50 READING CLARK -- LISTEN, OF ALL 2:11 THE CLERKS AND ALL THE STAFF, 2:12 THEY ARE TERRIBLY OVERWORKED. 2:13 THIS HAS BEEN A GRUELING 2:14 PROCESS BUT THEY HAVE SERVED AN 2:16 INTEGRAL ROLE IN KEEPING HOURS 2:23 PUBLIC.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: house; mikejohnson; speaker; speech
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To: BigFreakinToad

Being a democrat, he probably stuck the handle up his ...


21 posted on 10/26/2023 4:09:41 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Texan5

Constitutional law is all he needs.


22 posted on 10/26/2023 5:20:34 PM PDT by KittenClaws (God is true to His Word.)
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To: poconopundit
Our new speaker deserves our prayers for success. We pray he
truly seeks our FATHER in order that blessings fall upon him and US
during his days of governing this divided house. Amen!
23 posted on 10/27/2023 8:22:29 AM PDT by V K Lee (Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistance by very wise men. A document unlike any other.)
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To: BillyBoy

That was unexpected. Interesting that Jefferies had control
of the instrument and the one to hand it over. What are the rules of the house in such matters? And, was it the same BIG
Gavel Nasty Nancy used to bang on her table? It certainly did not seem as large.


24 posted on 10/27/2023 8:43:05 AM PDT by V K Lee (Our CONSTITUTION. Written with DIVINE assistance by very wise men. A document unlike any other.)
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