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Speaker Johnson eyes debt commission with goal of righting country’s fiscal ship

By Zach Halaschak
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Speaker Johnson eyes debt commission with goal of righting country’s fiscal ship

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is a political fresh face to most people though he’s now in the highest leadership role in his chamber of Congress. Upon winning the job on Oct. 25 to replace the ousted House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Johnson has been touting plans for a bipartisan debt commission as the nation’s deficits and national debt grow increasingly dire.

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