On october 3, speaker johnson and leader thune presented the simple truth about the democrat shutdown, and answered key questions from the media As john adams said, “facts are stubborn things.” Mike johnson (born january 30, 1972, shreveport, louisiana, u.s.) is an american lawyer and republican politician who became the speaker of the u.s House of representatives in october 2023. The speaker of the house is second in line to succeed the president, after the vice president. The speaker’s decision to hold the house in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.
Current speaker mike johnson faces a leadership challenge on friday as the new congress convenes and elects the house speaker The speaker of the united states house of representatives is the presiding officer of the united states house of representatives The office was established in 1789 by article i, section 2, of the u.s
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