Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote

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Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts after a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump. (Courtesy of U.S. House TV, Pool/AP)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/4/republican-mike-johnson-reelected-house-speaker-in-dramatic-floor-vote  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00The tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 434, of which

00:08the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana has received 218.

00:21The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries of the State of New York has received 215.

00:37And the Honorable Tom Emmer of the State of Minnesota has received 1.

00:46Therefore, the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana, having received a

00:52majority of the votes cast, is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for

00:57the 119th Congress.

01:15Thank you so much.

01:25Thank you, Leader Jeffries.

01:27I'm grateful for this nomination.

01:29I'm grateful for this election, for the confidence this chamber has placed in me.

01:33It is the great honor of my life to serve this body with all of you.

01:38Of course, these are difficult days in our home state of Louisiana, where I come from.

01:42We all know about the terrorist attack in New Orleans, and it's really shaken our state.

01:46People are reeling from that attack.

01:49It took the lives of 14 innocent people, and it injured dozens more.

01:53And I wanted to begin appropriately today, if we could, I'd ask you all to join me in

01:57a moment of silence for the victims of this horrific act.

02:11As heirs to the American Revolution and the descendants of patriots who defied tyranny,

02:15in the coming months, we are going to pass legislation to roll back the totalitarian

02:21fourth branch of government known as the administrative state.

02:35We're going to drastically cut back the size and scope of government.

02:39We're going to return the power back to the people.

02:45And in coordination with President Trump and his administration, we are going to create

02:49a leaner, faster, and more efficient federal workforce.

02:53We need to do that.

03:00The American people have called on us to reject business as usual and throw out the status

03:04quo.

03:05We must, and we will, heed their call.

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