Journal yr calls and comments the next. Alex rouhandeh talks about republican congressman mike johnson as House Speaker and what is next on the congressional agenda. We will contin t discussion on House Speaker me johnson, the november 17 government fuindeadline and the u. S. Response to thisel hamas war with democratic congresswoman, hawaii democratic congresswoman. Washington journal is next. Last thing im going to say to the rest of the world, they have been watching this drama play out for a few we. We have learned a lot of lessons, through adversity it makes you stronger. We want our allies around the world to know this body of lawmakers is reporting again to the duty stations. Let the enemies of freedom around the world hear us loud and clear, the peopless house is back in business. Host after 22 days without a speaker of the u. S. House of representative, republicans rallied around one lawmakers yesterday, mike johnson, 51 years old from louisiana. He was elected speaker in the first round of balancing, unanimously by bal loting unanimously in his congress. You can also text us. Include your first name, city and state, 202 7488003. You can post on facebook. Com or join us in the tweet in a tweet with the handle at cspan wj. Lets begin with more from mike johnson after he took the gavel in the house. [video clip] i think all of the American People at one time had great pride in the institution. Right now that is in jeopardy. We have a challenge to rebuild and restore the trust. This is a beautiful country. It is the beauty of america that allows firefighters like me to come here and serve in the Sacred Chamber were great men and women have strived to serve together. We stand in a very dangerous time. I stated the obvious. The world is in turmoil. A Strong America is good for the entire world. [applause] we are the beacon of freedom and we must preserve this grand experience in selfgovernance. We are only 247 years into this grand experience and we do not know how long it will last. We do not that the Founding Fathers told us to take care of it. I want to tell all of my colleagues here what i told republicans last night. I do not believe there is any coincidences delayed manner like this. I believe in the scripture the bible is clear. I believe that god is ordained and allowed each one of us to be brought here for this specific moment at this time. Each one of us has a huge responsibility today, to use the gift that god has given us to serve Extraordinary People of discrete country this great country and ensure it. Host mike johnson on the house floor yesterday after he secured the votes in the first round of balloting to become speaker of the house. Sherman of punch bowl news notes in the tweet, johnson got every republican vote, 220. First time that has happened since 2011. It became official quickly yesterday. Many reporters on capitol hill capturing this photo, speaker of the house, mike johnson. The sign went up within minutes of him becoming speaker and getting the vote in the house yesterday. This came after three weeks of no speaker in the house. Republicans along with the democrats voted to oust Kevin Mccarthy from the position. You saw the drama play out in the Nations Capital. The republicans then went to several other nominees before landing on mike johnson. The advocate from louisiana, its largest paper in the state had a article yesterday. Who is mark johnson mike johnson, they said he is widely unknown in capitol hill in that has worked in his favor. Steve scalise, jim jordan have longer histories in congress and each accumulated enemies. Johnson had less baggage. He is a Christian Conservative who is close to the Louisiana Family Forum religious group in baton rouge. He spent his legal career spending really just freedom spreading religious freedom and biblical values. Democrats from their part to have this to say about mike johnson coming from Hakeem Jeffries, the house. Before the vote yesterday but when it became clear that mike johnson would get speakership. Mike johnson is someone who liked Kevin Mccarthy, Steve Scalise, jim jordan, voted to overturn the 2020 president ial election. Mike johnson, similar to all of those individuals have has a track record of trying to undermine Social Security and medicare. Using important things that are connected to the fiber of our country and end them out we know it. Mike johnson wants to the last abortion care and impose a nationwide man. Later on today nationwide ban. We will continue to forcefully push back on the extremism and layout with the stakes are for the American People in terms of fighting bipartisan finding bipartisan, ground. Funding the government that needs to ways in the American People in terms of economic wellbeing. Stand by our allies like israel and ukraine and other parts of the free world. Provide humanitarian assistance for palestinians who might be in harms way, does the things that are necessary both for our country and for the free world. These are the things that would help under a speaker, mike johnson will be focused on as opposed to the republicans continuing to jam their right wing ideology down the throats of the American People. We will fight that today, tomorrow, forever. Host Hakeem Jeffries yesterday on the republican agenda in their new speaker, mike johnson from louisiana. We are getting your reaction to the speakership and your thoughts on how this all played out in washington. Before we get to your calls, facebook posts, x posts and text messages, we want to share a headline out of maine. 16 dead, dozens wounded in a shooting. Police give you details on overnight search for government in the area. A massive gunmen in the area. A shelter in place order remains in effect for all of the county with residents told to stay in their homes and keep their doors locked. Angela in maryland. Democratic caller. What do you think of the new speaker, mike johnson. Caller i know he is part of the Republican Study Committee, which is the largest Republican Committee. I looked up their budget today, it calls for turning traditional medicare, the money that goes into it, and to a premium support for private insurance plans. That is the one thing i do not like about the budget. They talk about reforming Social Security for those that are not yet on Social Security. They do not give specifics. I looked at their budget from 2023. The Republican Study Committee budget in 2023. They talk about linking the age of Social Security retirement to your Life Expectancy age. I hope you ask the republican congressman later on about that. Mostly what i have a problem with them on is the same thing is what i have trombone, trying trump on. Mike pence said that is what trump asked him to do. He said reject the bryden electoral vote and keep me in his president reject the biden electoral vote and keep me in his presence. Those are the two big problems i had. If you can ask the republican congressman coming up about the Social Security and medicare reforms, i will appreciate. Host angela during her homework in maryland. We are going to talk to republicans, lawmakers and lawmakers in the house. We will do quick interviews with them while we keep taking your calls today on mike johnson elected as House Speaker. Joel. Good morning. Caller i just think it is great that we got a man after deep faith in christianity. It is just great. It is good we got a speaker. Sorry about the killing in maine overnight or recently. 20 people was killed. It was terrible. Host and i ask you on the speakership, what do you think the impact on the party would be from not having a speaker for three weeks. . Caller we saved a lot of money. I am being fishy sis. Save a lot of money, didnt we . Host what do you think voters will do, will this have a impact on them going into 2024 . Caller i think i am happy we have a speaker. In 2024, we will see a complete change in the election coming up. The cost of food, inflation and gas and everything. Before you disconnect me, how Many Democrats voted for this man yesterday . I did not receive that. Host no democrats. 209 were present rather than the 212 they have in the house. All to our nine voted for their leader, Hakeem Jeffries, which is typically how it goes down. The ranking vote for their party leadership. Lets hear from you darrell. Caller i was completely giddy when i saw mark John Mike Johnson for the first time in months who had not a hair of white in his head, finally got a shift to the next generation. I am going to be proud of our children, grandchildren of both parties. When i see is actually happening at this moment, when my generation of 73 are passing our baton to them. Host on Facebook Lawrence wrote, i think it is good that they got a relatively unknown to take a job so there is not as much political baggage as some of the other speaker candidates would be. You can join us on facebook as well. You can join us on x with the handle cspan wj. From the white house yesterday, President Biden during a giant News Conference with the australian Prime Minister was asked of his thoughts on joint News Conference with the australian Prime Minister was asked about his thoughts of mike johnson. Republican stressed selected mike johnson as the speaker of the republicans just selected mike johnson as speaker of the house. He encouraged his colleagues to join in lawsuit. If you win reelection in 2024, are you word that speaker johnson would attempt to overturn the election . No. Just like i was not worried that the last guy being voted overturn the election. I understand the constitution. Host Washington Post has more on the road but mike johnson played in the 2022 role mike johnson played in 20 22. Johnson numeral is seeking to overturn the vote was influenced by the former president , trump. Whose past lawmaker was selected the same year in 2016 to help spearhead efforts on capitol hill. President trump called me last night and i was encouraged to his continued resolve to ensure every legal vote gets properly counted, that all instances of fraud and illegality are investigated. Johnson tweeted on november 9. Weeks later after ken paxton filed suit to challenge the votes in swing states. He used the connection in writing a december 9, 2020, with the subject line, time sensitive request from President Trump. The brief said it represented a concern members of congress are shared by untold members of their constituents that the unconstitutional irregularities involved in the 2020 election cast out upon it outcome in the integrity of the election. Johnsons role was so central that the brief cover page read, u. S. Representative mike johnson and 125 other of the house of representatives. The Supreme Court throughout the case, saying on december 11, 2020, that texas did not have standing. In the wake of the brief failure, some republicans complained to johnson that he had unfairly pressured them to sign him into the filings by invoking trumps name. According to a senior aide who spoke on the condition to describe private conversations. Johnson told his colleagues that he was sorry if they felt sorry according to the aid, he was on the call when johnson made the comment. After the case was talked out, johnson was asked why he think trumps team has failed. He stood by the legal claim and that trump did not have good lawyers. Christina democratic caller. We will go to you. Caller i am having trouble voting in an extremist. A extreme people on the right. Very extreme people on the right. I am just expecting at any time for them to have altar calls and passing out the snakes. Have a good day. Host glenn. Corpus christi, texas. Caller i appreciate johnson being elected speaker of the house. Jeffers, he is mad he could not buy six republican votes to be speaker of the house. Johnson is going to do a good job as speaker. I like how his platforms were laid out yesterday. He is probably going to follow through on all of them. It is time for the republicans to get power back into the house of representatives. I guarantee you this coming election, and a lot of democrats are going to be voting out of office. Host what do you like about the agenda he put out . He said he will pass a shortterm continuing resolution. That is what Kevin Mccarthy did when he was speaker. That triggered some of his republican colleagues. Caller i appreciate that and i applaud him for that. Bringing the senate to our notice of all bills that we give people time to read all of the information on the bills. I would like to see them censored like gaetz severely for his interruption of mccarthy speaker of the house. Matt gaetz is a crooked she is actually a crook. He should actually be in prison for having draped a 13yearold girl in florida. Host glenn, he says he feels vindicated now that mike johnson is speaker. Caller who is . Host matt gaetz says he feels vindicated for the role he played in all of this that mike johnson is speaker. Caller he should be censored from of the problems that he presented for the Republican Party. He caused all of this interruption in the speaker house. He is the one that should be censored severely. Host bill in alabama. Independent. Caller good morning. You misrepresented what mike johnson said in his speech about a continual resolution. Host tell me how you heard it . Caller i heard if necessary if they do not get all of the bills done. They already got four or five bills passed sitting on Chuck Schumers desk. Host so they are going to try to keep doing some of these spending bills with the hope of not passing a continual resolution. They are close to the deadline of november 17. Do you think they can do it . Caller i dont know. You do not know that either. To correct Something Else that you quoted this morning. The police in maine quoted live from there speaker that it was 22 people killed. You need to keep up on your information because you are given out false information, greta. Host what i read was a headline and it said more than 16. 22 and numerous people injured. Caller you quote from the Washington Post and New York Times all the time. Host that was a maine newspaper. Democratic caller. Barbara. Caller hello. Election deniers should be qualified. How is he prolife . You are not prolife if you are not toward humanitarian efforts towards the palestinians. Whoever follows trump is not a true christian because he does not exemplified not fruit of the spirit. Host ok. Heres a little bit about the gentle agenda ahead for mike johnson. Before his vote he put out a framework for the coming months, he plans to begin the appropriation bill starting with the water bill. More spending bills will follow through midnovember. If congress cant pass all 12 Appropriations Bills by the november 7 case funding deadline, which appears inevitable, then johnson would support a stopgap bill funding the government through january 15 or through april 15 based on what can obtain conference consensus said in his letter. That proposal is not new. The strategy goes back to the mccarthy and President Biden to raise the debt limit. Language requires a 1 spending cut on january 1 if the federal government is still operating under a stopgap spending bill. Republicans say will put pressure on democrats come to the negotiation table on individual spending bills. Scotty. North carolina. Republican. Caller my name is scotty. I am from north carolina. The democrats weaponize in the media and they do not cover everything what is reported. I am bothered with that. It is taking away our freedom. We do not have freedom, we do not have justice in the United States. All of that is gone. We do not have a country anymore. That is all i have to say about anything. Host larry. Independent. Missouri. Caller you know, this whole thing is a sham. Johnson is not a practicing christian, he is a practicing satanist. They all are. Host good morning. Caller i am calling about the speaker. I think it is frightening that we are in this position where we have someone, tramp acolyte, who is now the third in line to assume the presidency. What is this going to mean for legislation Going Forward for aid to ukraine, for aid to israel, humanitarian aid for the palestinians . The socalled holding of the bible, that is just it is just a ploy and a trick. It just discuss me. I am very frightened. Host your question about aid to ukraine and israel appeared in. Here is the wall street journal. Mccarthy, among House Majority leader Steve Scalise in House Majority tom emmer all voted for the stopgap measure that is keeping the government funded through november 17, all three voted for 40 billion in aid to ukraine in 2022. Again this year for about 300 million for Ukraine Security initiative. Johnson voted against those measures. Now that johnson is speaker,