democrat in that seat because it, frankly, the majority relies on it and mike lawler got rid of george santos. mike johnson was part-- mike johnson did nothing to stop that effort and i think that's another reason that mike johnson needs to go. neil: when you told him to his face this, to your credit you didn't do something behind someone's back. to his face, i think you should go. how did that go? >> when i told him to his face, this was in front of our conference in a private meeting and i'd same the same thing more or less to mike johnson two weeks earlier. of course it didn't go well, he didn't think he should resign, he says he's not going to. that's what john boehner said up until the day he resigned and i'd like to see mike johnson do the honorable thing like john boehner did and not put us in the lurch. mike johnson is the only one