Host we are back with Alex Rouhandeh here to talk more about the House Speaker yesterday. Alex rouhandeh, how did mike johnson do it . Guest it seems that once republicans came together in the Conference Meeting following majority tom emmer bowing out of the race, speaker johnson really emerges that consensus candidate. Congressman of new york told me that once they went into the round of voting, they narrow down a candidate. He emerged the person that can bring the most conservative republicans and the moderates together. Other members stressed that he was a listener, someone who will take all voices to account and hear what they have to say. Host like fitzpatrick from pennsylvania, others all voting for mike johnson. Why do they see him as someone who will possibly listen and include proposals that they would like to see in legislation . Guest Mike Johnsons voting record, he was one of the people that post certifying the 2020 election. Also opposed the same sex moderate mill. It seem
Washington journal continues. Host we are back with Alex Rouhandeh here to talk more about the House Speaker yesterday. Alex rouhandeh, how did mike johnson do it . Guest it seems that once republicans came together in the Conference Meeting following majority tom emmer bowing out of the race, speaker johnson really emerges that consensus candidate. Congressman of new york told me that once they went into the round of voting, they narrow down a candidate. He emerged the person that can bring the most conservative republicans and the moderates together. Other members stressed that he was a listener, someone who will take all voices to account and hear what they have to say. Host like fitzpatrick from pennsylvania, others all voting for mike johnson. Why do they see him as someone who will possibly listen and include proposals that they would like to see in legislation . Guest Mike Johnsons voting record, he was one of the people that post certifying the 2020 election. Also opposed the s
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
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Comments live. Then Alex Rouhandeh talks about news of the day on capitol hill, including the delay by House Republicans and bringing articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary Alejandra Mayorkas to the senate. And then jared bass with the center for American Progress and Christian Cooper of the foundation for research on equal opportunity to talk about President Bidens revised student loan forgiveness plan. Also, lisa curtis, Program Director for the indo pacific on the japanese Prime Ministers u. S. Visit, and the Security Alliance between the two countries in the face of threats from china. Washington journal starts now. Host good morning. Wednesday, april 10. Yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court imposed a near total ban on abortion, citing an 1864 law that forbids the procedure except his ailing mothers life. It also punishes providers with six years of prison time. The first halfhour, we will get your reaction to the arizona ruling. Publicans, 202 7488001. Republi