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The Republican Standard
- January 3, 2025
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On Friday, Congressional lawmakers convened to elect the next Speaker of the House. Mike Johnson (R-La.) will serve as Speaker of the House for the 119th Congress. With the Republican majority at 219-215, Johnson could lose only one Republican vote to remain speaker. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the […]

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The Republican Standard
- December 31, 2024
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It’s not looking good for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Texas Congressman Chip Roy predicted on New Year’s Eve that Johnson would not muster the needed support to reclaim the Speaker’s gavel “I remain undecided, as do a number of my colleagues, because we saw so many of the failures last year that we are concerned about that might limit or inhibit our ability to advance the President’s agenda,” Roy told Fox Business’ Ashley Webster on Tuesday morning. “Right now, I don’t believe that he has the votes on Friday, and I think we need to have the conference get together so that we can get united.” The House is slated to vote to select a speaker for the upcoming Congress […]

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The Republican Standard
- December 19, 2024
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Republicans are keeping their options open… On Thursday, multiple Republicans suggested Elon Musk become the next Speaker of the House. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Elon Musk serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR). “The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . […]