Welcome Speaker Johnson

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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) ascension to the presidential line of succession was so fast that he was not able to find a flight for his wife to be at the Capitol for his acceptance speech. A relative unknown until October, there is much everyone outside of Louisiana has to learn about the new leader of the House Republicans.

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