1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: We finally have a new Speaker of the House. It's 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: a name you may not know, and I'm going to 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: introduce you the new Speaker, Mike Johnson, a man from Louisiana. 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: He got a unanimous GOP vote and he is vowing 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: to address the debt, are open borders. And that's just 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: for starters. Now Here is the part that's the most 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: impressive about his background that you need to understand. He 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: is an America first and a MAGA Conservative. He is 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: a staunch ally of the House Freedom Caucus. 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: His mentor is Jim Jordan. 11 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: He served as legal defense for Donald Trump during both 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: impeachment trials. He also voted against all Ukraine spending after 13 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: the initial bill. He has an F rating from Republicans 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: for Ukraine. 15 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: That's a good thing. 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: By the way, he objected to certifying the twenty twenty election. 17 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: He called to arrest Pelosi after she tore up the 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: state of the Union. That is his background, So you 19 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: understand who Mike Johnson is. He won, and make no 20 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: mistake about this. This is a huge victory. You may 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: not know his name, but you will soon. Speaker Mike Johnson. 22 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: It's a huge victory because not only after we got 23 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: rid of Kevin McCarthy, the DC establishment fought back. They 24 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: clamped down, and they were able to stop good people 25 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: like Jim Jordan. But Conservatives one, patriots one, Conservatives in 26 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: Congress that stood strong, understood they were running out of 27 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: time and. 28 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: They need to get this right, and they did get 29 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 2: it right. 30 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: For the first time in decades, We the people have 31 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: a true conservative voice leading Congress. That's something else you 32 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: need to understand about who he is. Now, let's talk 33 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: about some of these votes for a minute, just so 34 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: you understand he is experienced, by the way, and we'll 35 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about his background for a moment. 36 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: He's having been a member of Congress for seven years. 37 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: He's in his fourth term right now, so he's not 38 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: a newbie. Understands how Washington works and look. And when 39 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: you're the Speaker of the House, that's important so that 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: you understand what victories you can have, what you can win, 41 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: and what you'll have no chance of winning on based 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: on the makeup of Congress. That's part of the experience 43 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: that you do want a speaker to have moving in. 44 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: He fought by the way for Trump as a member 45 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: of his legal defense team. During both these impeachments. What 46 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: does that mean. It means he is a staunch Trump ally. 47 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: So if Donald Trump is elected president again, he would 48 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: have a speaker in theory that he could work hand 49 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: in hand with to get stuff done. There's also his 50 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: background Johnson Speaker. Johnson is a constitutional attorney. He is 51 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: a constitutional attorney who received his degree from Louisiana State University. 52 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: He's not a Harvard Ale Ivy League kind of guy. 53 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: He's more of your your your common man. And I 54 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 1: love that, okay, And I'm not I'm not. I'm not 55 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: saying that I think you can't be a great conservative 56 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: and good to Ivy League. A great example of that 57 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: is Senator Ted Kruz. But this is a guy that's 58 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: kind of true to his roots. He's a part of 59 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: Flyover country. He's a conservative evangelical from the South. 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 2: I love that. 61 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: He's also a family man. He's married with four different children. 62 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: His Christian faith is important to him. He often leads 63 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: prayers on Capitol Hill. In fact, he was praying on 64 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: Capitol Hill before, during, and after these votes his mentor representative, 65 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: Jim Jordan. He voted for Jim Jordan for Speaker That's 66 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: another part of him that I absolutely love. And Representative 67 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: Mike Johnson has a life and a political record. 68 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: That is solid as a rock. 69 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: He is consistently from the very beginning beginning voted against 70 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: the Ukraine Aid except for the very first aid bill. 71 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: Most conservatives were okay with that one, but once they 72 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: started to see where the money was going and how 73 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: it was going to not go to the people that 74 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: actually needed it, and that this was going to put 75 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: us into an issue of World War IIIE and what 76 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: the Democrats were doing with the money and what they 77 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: were doing in Zelenskin others, he said, no more money 78 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: for Ukraine. 79 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 2: I love that. 80 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: Let's talk about those issues that are really important to conservatives. 81 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: He is a hardcore, staunch pro life advocate. He has 82 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: never wavered on his pro life stands as a conservative evangelical. 83 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: He supported President Trump's twenty seventeen executive order. By the way, 84 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: and this goes back to national security as well as 85 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: border security. He supported President Trump's executive order prohibiting immigration 86 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: from seven Muslim countries. Right that they said was you know, 87 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: anti Muslim, when really it was about national security. He 88 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: stood by the president when that happened and he solidly 89 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: votes with a Republican colleagues. He's very policy driven as well. 90 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,239 Speaker 1: This is way better than Representative Tom Emmer, way better 91 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: than Kevin McCarthy. Now I'll be clear with you, I 92 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: would have loved Jim Jordan. Jim is very much in 93 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: the mentor of Mike Johnson. But if we couldn't get 94 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: Jim through, at least we were able to get Mike 95 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: Johnson through. There's also another aspect of this, and there 96 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: was a wake up call clearly the Republicans that you 97 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: better get your house in order. No pun intended. It 98 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: was a unanimous GOP vote. Now let's listen to what 99 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: he said as he took the gabbl and addressed the chamber, 100 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: a joint chamber in the House. 101 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: I want you to hear what he had to say. 102 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 2: Listen carefully. 103 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 3: The challenge before us is great, but the time for 104 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 3: action is now, and I will not let you down. 105 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: I want to say to the American people on behalf 106 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 3: of all of us here, we hear you. We know 107 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 3: the challenges you're facing, we know that there's a lot 108 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 3: going on in our country domestically and abroad, and we 109 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 3: are ready to get to work again to solve those problems, 110 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 3: and we will. Our mission here is to serve you well, 111 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 3: to restore the people's faith in this house, in this 112 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:18,119 Speaker 3: great and essential institution. My dad, it was to mentioned 113 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 3: my dad was a firefighter. He was an assistant chief 114 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 3: in the fire department in my hometown of Sreport, Louisiana, 115 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,559 Speaker 3: a little town in northwest Louisiana. On September seventeenth, nineteen 116 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 3: eighty four, when I was twelve years old, he was 117 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 3: critically burned and permanently disabled in the line of duty. 118 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 4: All I ever wanted to be when. 119 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: I grew up was the chief of the fire department 120 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 3: in Shreeport. But after the explosion on that fateful day, 121 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 3: he nearly died, and it was a long road back, 122 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 3: and it changed all of our life trajectories. I'm to 123 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 3: go to four kids and my dad. He lived with 124 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 3: pain all the rest of his life for decades more. 125 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 3: And I lost my dad to cancer three days before 126 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: I got elected to Congress, three days and he wanted 127 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 3: to be there at my election night so badly. On 128 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 3: the first college you graduate in my family, this was 129 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 3: a big deal to him. And so several weeks after that, 130 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: it was early twenty seventeen. Twenty seventeen, it was my 131 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 3: freshman term and it fell to me to be in 132 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: the rosterrum one night to serve here as speaker pro tem. 133 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 3: I thought that was a big deal until I figured 134 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 3: out that's what you do for freshmen late at night. 135 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 3: And I want to I think, if my memory sirs, 136 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 3: Miss Jackson Lee was was winding down one of her long, 137 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 3: eloquent speeches, and not that I was not enraptured by 138 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 3: her speech, but I looked looked up at the top 139 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: of the chamber there and I saw the face of 140 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,679 Speaker 3: Moses staring down and I just felt in that moment 141 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 3: the weight of this place right the history that is 142 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,239 Speaker 3: revered here in the future, that we are called the Forge, 143 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: and I really was just kind of almost overwhelmed with emotion. 144 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: It occurred to me in that moment. It had been 145 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 3: several weeks and I had not had an opportunity yet 146 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 3: to grieve my dad's passing, and I just had this 147 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 3: sense that somehow he knew, and I had tears come 148 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 3: into my eyes and I was standing here and I'm 149 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 3: wiping them away, and then it suddenly occurs to me, 150 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 3: the late night sea span viewers are going to think 151 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 3: something's very wrong with the new young congressman from Louisiana. 152 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 2: It wasn't. 153 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 4: She was speech. I'm sorry. 154 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 3: I just knew in that moment that my dad, my 155 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 3: father would be, would be proud of me, and I 156 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 3: felt that he was. And I think all of our 157 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 3: parents are proud of what we're called to do here. 158 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 3: I think all the American people at one time had 159 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: great pride in this institution, but right now that's in jeopardy, 160 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: and we have a challenge before us right now to 161 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 3: rebuild and restore that trust. 162 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 4: This is a beautiful country. 163 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 3: It's the beauty of America that allows a firefighter's kid 164 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 3: like me to come here and serve in this sacred 165 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: chamber where great men and women have served before all 166 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 3: of us, and strive together to build and then preserve 167 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: what Lincoln did refer to as a last best hope 168 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: of man on earth. 169 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: This is a guy that understands history, and I love 170 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: that about our new speaker, Mike Johnson. 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So when people say 216 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: are we back, yeah, yeah, this is not a swamp guy. 217 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: This is a conservative, Maga Republican guy. 218 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 2: That's what you need to understand. This is a. 219 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: Guy that is sincere and authentic in his beliefs. He 220 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: has simplistic beliefs on what we need to do and 221 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: what he can do as a speaker dealing with the 222 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: budget and how out of control it is, dealing with 223 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: immigration and border security. 224 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 2: Keep listening to what he says. 225 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: Again, this is his historic speech right after being elected speaker. 226 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 4: We stand at a very dangerous time. I've stayed in 227 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 4: the obvious. 228 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 3: We all know that the world is in turmoil, but 229 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 3: a strong America is good for. 230 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 4: The entire world. 231 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 3: We are the beacon of freedom and we must preserve 232 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 3: this grand experiment and self governance it still is. We're 233 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 3: only two hundred and forty seven years into this grand experiment. 234 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 4: We don't know how long it will last, but we 235 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 4: do know that the. 236 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 3: Founders to take the founders told us to take good 237 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: care of it. I want to tell all my colleagues 238 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 3: here when I told the Republicans in that room last night, 239 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: I don't believe there are any coincidences in a matter 240 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 3: like this. I believe that scripture the Bible is very 241 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 3: clear that God is the one that raises up those 242 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 3: in authority. He raised up each of you, all of us, 243 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 3: and I believe that God has ordained and allowed you. 244 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 3: Hold on, let's just pause there. 245 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: You just heard a man who's the speaker of the 246 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: house now saying, I believe that God has ordained and 247 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: allowed each of us to be brought here together. Does 248 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: that sound like another speaker that we've had recently, No, 249 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: it is not. 250 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 2: Keep listening again. 251 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: This is a man who's openly talking about his faith. 252 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: He is proud of his faith. I'm going to back 253 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: it up a few seconds because I want you to 254 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: really listen. 255 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 3: Is the one that raises up those in authority. He 256 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 3: raised up each of you, all of us. And I 257 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 3: believe that God has ordained and allowed each one of 258 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 3: us to be brought here for this specific moment, in 259 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 3: this time. 260 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 4: This is my belief. I believe that. 261 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 3: Each one of us has a huge responsibility today to 262 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 3: use the gifts that God has given us to serve 263 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 3: the extraordinary people of this great and they deserve it, 264 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 3: and to ensure that our Republic remains standing as the 265 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 3: great beacon of light and hope and freedom. And a 266 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: world that desperately needs it. It was in nineteen sixty two, 267 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 3: in nineteen sixty two that our national motto, in God 268 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 3: we Trust, was adorned above this rostrum. 269 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 4: And if you look at the little guide that. 270 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 3: They give tourists and constituents who come and visit the house, 271 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 3: if you turn in there to about page fourteen, in 272 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 3: the middle of that guide, it tells you the history 273 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 3: of this and it says very simply, these words were 274 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 3: placed here above us. This motto was placed here as 275 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: a rebuke of the Cold War era philosophy of the 276 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 3: Soviet Union. That philosophy was Marxism and communism, which begins 277 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 3: with the premise that there is no God. This is 278 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 3: a critic distinction that is also articulated in our nation's 279 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 3: birth certificate. We know the language well, the famous second 280 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 3: paragraph that we used to have children memorize in school. 281 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 3: And they don't do that so often anymore, but they should. 282 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 2: GK. 283 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 3: Chesterson was the famous British philosopher and statesman, and he 284 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 3: said one time America is the only nation in the 285 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: world that is founded upon a creed. And he said 286 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: it's listed with almost theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence. 287 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 4: What is our creed? 288 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 3: We hold these truths to be self evident, that all 289 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 3: men are created equal, not born equal, created equal, and 290 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 3: they are dowed by the same inalienable rights, with the 291 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 3: same inalienable rights life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. That is 292 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 3: the creed that has animated our nation since its founding, 293 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 3: that has made us the great nation that we are. 294 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 3: And we're in a time of extraordinary crisis right now, 295 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 3: and the world needs us to be strong. They need 296 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 3: us to remember our creed and our admonition. Turmoil and 297 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 3: violence of right to Middle East and Eastern Europe. We 298 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 3: all know what intentions continue to build in the Indo Pacific. 299 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 3: The country demands strong leadership of this body, and we 300 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 3: must not waver. Our nation's greatest ally in the Middle 301 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 3: East is under attack. The first bill that I'm going 302 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 3: to bring to this floor in just a little while, 303 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 3: we'll be in support of our dear friend Israel, and 304 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 3: we're overdue and getting that done. We're going to show 305 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 3: not only Israel, but the entire world that the barbarism 306 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 3: of Hamas that we have all seen play out on 307 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 3: our television screens is wretched and wrong and We're going 308 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 3: to stand for the good in that conflict. We have 309 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 3: a catastrophe at our southern border. The Senate in the 310 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 3: White House can no longer ignore the problem. From Texas 311 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 3: to New York, wave after wave of illegal migrants are 312 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 3: stress in our community to their breaking points. We know 313 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 3: that our streets are being flooded with fentanyl and all 314 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 3: of our communities, children and even adults are dying from it. 315 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 3: The status quo is unacceptable. Inaction is unacceptable, and we 316 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 3: must come together and address the broken border. 317 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 4: We have to do it. 318 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 3: The skyrocketing cost of living is unsustainable, and Americans should 319 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 3: not have to worry about how they're going to feed 320 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 3: their family every week because they can't afford their groceries anymore. 321 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 3: Everybody in this room should think about this. Here's the stats. 322 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 3: Prices have increased over seventeen percent in the last two years. 323 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 3: Credit card interest rates are at the highest level in 324 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 3: nearly three decades. In mortgage rates are now at a 325 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 3: peak we haven't seen since two thousand and one. We 326 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 3: have to bring relief to the American people by reigning 327 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 3: in federal spending and bringing down inflation. The greatest threat 328 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 3: to our national security is our nation's debts, and while 329 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 3: we've been sitting in this room, that's right that the 330 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 3: debt has crossed almost thirty three point six trillion dollars 331 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 3: and the time that it's going to take me to 332 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 3: deliver this speech will go up another twenty million in debt. 333 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 3: It's unsustainable. We have to get the country back on track. 334 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 4: Now. 335 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 3: We know this is not going to be an easy 336 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: task and tough decisions will have to be made, but 337 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: the consequences if we don't act now are unbearable. We 338 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 3: have a duty to the American people to explain this 339 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 3: to them so they understand it well. And we are 340 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 3: going to establish a bipartisan Debt Commission to begin working 341 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 3: on this crisis immediately. 342 00:18:58,040 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 4: Immediately. 343 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 3: We all know that we also live in a time 344 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 3: of bitter partisanship. It was noted and it's been on 345 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 3: display here today. Right when our people are losing their 346 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 3: faith in government, when they're losing sight of the principles 347 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 3: that made us the greatest nation in the history of 348 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 3: the world. 349 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 4: I think we got to be mindful of that. We're 350 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 4: going to fight. 351 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 3: We're going to fight vigorously over our core principles because 352 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 3: there are odds a lot of times now in this 353 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 3: modern era, we have to sacrifice sometimes our preferences because 354 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 3: that's what's necessary in a legislative body. But we will 355 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 3: defend our core principles to the end, and it's farewell address, 356 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 3: Thank you. 357 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: If you want to know why this fight for this 358 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: speaker was worth it, all you have to do is 359 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: listen to what this man has just said. He's talked 360 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: about God, he's talked about country. He's talked about the 361 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: biggest threat to this country is our unsustainable debt. He says, 362 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: while while I'm giving this speech, our national debt is 363 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: going to go up by twenty million dollars. It's unsustainable. 364 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: It's a threat to our future as a country. He's 365 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: talked about the border. He's talked about us coming together 366 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: on basic principles and not overreaching the things that we 367 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: don't need to be involved in. This is why this 368 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: speaker fight was worth it. So the question that I 369 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: am going to be asked a million times is is 370 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: this worth it? Was this fight worth it? The answer 371 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: is absolutely, Because when you get somebody like this that, 372 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: by the way, this man was not on anybody's radar screen. 373 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 2: I want to be very clear about that. 374 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: We are getting him as a blessing in disguise because 375 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: we got rid of McCarthy. We had to sacrifice some 376 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 1: candidates like Jim Jordan. 377 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: I hate that. 378 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,959 Speaker 1: I think Jim would have been a amazing speaker, But 379 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: to get Speaker Johnson, which is is now going to 380 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: be one of the biggest blessings in disguise. 381 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 2: So should you be excited? Yes? Should you be proud 382 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: of this fight? Yes? 383 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: Did the world end because of us not having a 384 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: speaker for the last three weeks? 385 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: It did not. 386 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: Everything the Left was freaking out over and claiming and 387 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 1: trying to make these hits on us. None of it happened, folks, 388 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: And we got a good speaker because of this fight. 389 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: You gotta imagine the left as they're listening to this 390 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 1: new speaker Johnson, and they're sitting there going, are you 391 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: kidding me? Like, you know, they're judging him. You know, 392 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: they're judging this man's faith, they're judging that this man 393 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: is from flyover country. They're judging this man because he's 394 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: talking about principles and values that they have pure disdain for. 395 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: He's talking about things like fiscal response onsibility will be 396 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: what brings down this country. He's talking about national security issues. 397 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: Notice that there's nothing that he has said so far 398 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: that has been extreme or radical. Notice that if you're liberal, 399 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,959 Speaker 1: you're going to say it's extreme and radical. Right, defend 400 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: your country, put your country first. This is a maga conservative, 401 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: is what. This is a man that came into Congress 402 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen as a as a straight up maga conservative, 403 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: a Donald Trump candidate. 404 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 2: This is something for me that screams success. 405 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: This is a simplistic approach to government's role and a 406 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: simplistic approach that we should all be able to get behind. 407 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 2: Right. This is simplistic in a good way. I want 408 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 2: to understand this. 409 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: This doesn't have to always be complicated, Okay, things don't 410 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: always have to be. 411 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 2: Overly spun. 412 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: This is a man that says, I think I know 413 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: what my job is here, and I think I know 414 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: how we need to do it, and I understand what 415 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: we need to do moving forward, and we need to 416 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: start saying no to a lot of things instead of 417 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: saying yes to a lot of government waste. Government's role 418 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: should be limited, not extended, in everything that we do. 419 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: That's another thing here that I think is really important 420 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: is He's not talking about spending money, He's talking about 421 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: saving money. He also understands history. Again, keep listening, and 422 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: I playing the more larger clips here because no one 423 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 1: knows Mike Johnson. I want you to know who this 424 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: guy is. Here's more of what he had to say 425 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: to Congress. 426 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 3: In his farewell address, Thank You, and his farewell addressed, 427 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 3: President Reagan explained the secret of his rapport with people, 428 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 3: and I like to paraphrase his explanation. 429 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 4: All the time. 430 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 3: He said, you know, they call me the great communicator, 431 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 3: but I really wasn't that. He said, I was just 432 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 3: communicating great things, and that the same great things that 433 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 3: they've guided in our nation since its founding. 434 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 4: What are those great things? 435 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 3: I call them the seven core principles of American Conservatism. 436 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 4: But let me concede to you all. 437 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 3: I think it's really quintessentially the core principles of our nation. 438 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 4: I've boil them down. 439 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: The individual freedom, limited government, the rule of law, peace 440 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 3: through strength, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and human dignity. Those 441 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 3: are the foundations that made us the extraordinary nation that 442 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 3: we are. And you and I today are the stewards 443 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 3: of those principles. The things that have made us the freest, 444 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 3: most powerful, most successful nation in the history of the world. 445 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 3: The things that have made us truly exceptional. And this 446 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 3: time of great crisis, it is our duty to work 447 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 3: together as previous generations of great leaders have, to face 448 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 3: these great challenges and solve these great problems. 449 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 4: I will conclude with this. The job of the. 450 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 3: Speaker of the House is to serve the whole body, 451 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 3: and I will. But I've made a commitment to my 452 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 3: colleagues here that this Speaker's office is going to be 453 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 3: known for decentralizing the power here. 454 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 1: Decentralizing the power here. You just had a Speaker of 455 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: the House. And this is why it was worth getting 456 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 1: rid of Kevin McCarthy, who says, we don't need this 457 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: much power in WASHINGT d C. In fact, we need 458 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: to decentralize the power in Washington, d C. Washington has 459 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: become too powerful, is what he's saying. You think Speaker 460 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: McCarthy would ever say that. You think Nancy Pelosi would 461 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: ever say that. You think John Bayner would have ever 462 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: said that that we need to get rid of the 463 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: power structure that we have here. They would never say that. 464 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: Why would they never say it? Because they don't believe it. 465 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: They're drunk on power. You know, there's something truly incredible 466 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: about how this guy even became the speaker. And I 467 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: mean that in the in the in the kindest way possible, Like, 468 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: I mean that sincerely. I love leaders that are that 469 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: are called to lead because of circumstance, not because they 470 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: are wanting the jobs so badly they're willing to make 471 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:23,159 Speaker 1: any deal possible to get it right. That was John Bayner, 472 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: that was Paul Ryan, that was Kevin McCarthy. They wanted 473 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: that power so badly, and centralize that power, and expand 474 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: that power, and and and and sell that power to 475 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: the highest bidder or lobbyists or donor. This is a guy, now, 476 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: this speaker, who's talking about decentralizing that power. 477 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 2: Hey, I don't I don't think we should be this powerful. 478 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: I don't think the United States government should be this 479 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: powerful in this way. This is going back to the 480 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 1: issue of states rights. And remember there are there are 481 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 1: Republicans that believe that government spending should always be through 482 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 1: the roof, because if it is, then that means they're 483 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: the most powerful branch of government. This is a guy 484 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: who's saying that that is our Achilles heel is a 485 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: nation that we do not need to be spending. There 486 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: are a lot of Republicans that would never go along 487 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: with that idea because they are like, well, hold on, 488 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,479 Speaker 1: are you saying that I'm going to give up power. 489 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: You're saying that you want us to not be as 490 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: powerful as a body and give power back to the 491 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: people in power on many issues back to the States. 492 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: This is like complete foreign language to many Republicans in Washington, 493 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: certainly the Democrats. And he's saying it, and not only 494 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: did he say it, he got a standing ovation from 495 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: the Republican side when he said it. 496 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 3: Listen, my office is going to be known for members 497 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 3: being more involved and having more influence in our processes 498 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 3: and all the major decisions that are made here, for 499 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 3: predictable processes and regular order. 500 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 4: We owe that to the people. 501 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: Correct, And I'm going to make this commitment to you, 502 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 3: to my colleagues here and on the other side of 503 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 3: the isle as well. 504 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 4: My office is. 505 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 3: Going to be known for trust and transparency and accountability, 506 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 3: for good stewardship of the people's treasure, for the honesty 507 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 3: integrity that is incumbent upon us, all of us here 508 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 3: in the People's House. 509 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 4: Our system of government is not a perfect system. 510 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,959 Speaker 3: It's got a lot of challenges, but it is still 511 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 3: the best one in the world, and we have an 512 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 3: opportunity to preserve it. Last thing I'm going to say 513 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 3: is a message to the rest of the world. They 514 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 3: have been watching this drama play out for a few weeks. 515 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 3: We've learned a lot of lessons. But you know what, 516 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 3: through adverse, it makes you stronger. Yeah, and we want 517 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 3: our allies around the world to know that this body 518 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 3: of lawmakers is reporting again to our duty stations. Let 519 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: the enemies of freedom around the world hear us loud 520 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 3: and clear. The People's House is back in business. 521 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: Representative Mike Johnson giving his historic speech after being elected. 522 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: I wanted you to hear from him, so you know 523 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: who he is. Can you be proud of this choice? 524 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 2: Yes? Was it worth the pain of the last three weeks? Absolutely? 525 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: Is this something that happened that I want to happen 526 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: on a regular basis, Absolutely not. But what I can 527 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: tell you is this, this is a major step in 528 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: the right direction for this country and our government and 529 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: getting rid of Kevin McCarthy and replacing Kevin McCarthy with 530 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: a man like This is a huge step forward. Congratulations 531 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: to Speaker Johnson. I look forward to having him on 532 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: this show very soon and letting you guys hear from him. 533 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: But pay attention to what he said and the promises 534 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: that he made. He didn't make a lot of policy promises. 535 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: He made promises about a smaller government, a limited government 536 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: with less power and less spending that is different than 537 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: what we usually hear. He made promises about fighting to 538 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: secure a border and being a country of laws. That 539 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,479 Speaker 1: is something we can all be proud of. Make sure 540 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: you share this podcast with your family and your friends, 541 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: and I will see you back here tomorrow.