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Re: FINALLY -New US House Speaker-Mike Johnson, Elected
Conservative Mike Johnson Elected New US House Speaker
Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of chaos and Republican infighting on Capitol Hill.
BBC 26 OCT 2023
The conservative Louisiana lawmaker won with 220 votes in the lower chamber of Congress.
Mr Johnson is the fourth Republican nominated for the position since Kevin McCarthy's ouster on 3 October.
The previous nominee, Minnesota's Tom Emmer, abruptly dropped out of the race on Tuesday after about four hours.
Mr Johnson's success in the hard-fought Speaker battle represents a victory for the ideologically right-wing, Trump-aligned faction of the Republican Party and a loss for its moderates, whose candidates struggled to gain traction among conservative representatives on Capitol Hill.
Addressing the House after the vote, Mr Johnson, 51, said that the last-minute negotiations meant that his wife was unable get a flight to Washington in time for his installation as Speaker.
"She's a little worn out, we all are," he said.
He mentioned border security, inflation and the conflict in the Middle East as some of his main priorities as Speaker.
"The challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now, and I will not let you down," Mr Johnson said. "We know that there's a lot going on in our country, domestically and abroad, and we are ready to get to work again to solve those problems."
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