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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of this Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

This doesn't have anything to do with justice. This has everything to do with power.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for mentioning just one of the many Republican ideas we have. And as he said, we are not there at the table. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee's Sixth District (Mr. Rose).

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the general. I appreciate that so much. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Baird), Fourth District, another American hero, another hero of mine, a gentleman who sacrificially served his country…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Today's hearing is about the Voting Rights Act, and voting, as we all know and agree, is a fundamental right in this country and, indeed, blood has been shed to secure and sustain it.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Michigan's First District (Mr. Bergman), who is the highest ranked military officer ever elected to the United States Congress and also my dear friend and classmate.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, during my Special Order tonight, my colleagues and I will address the inaction by the Biden administration and House Democrats to address this major crisis that we see on our southern border, this humanitarian crisis. And…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Cawthorn for that perspective. Madam Speaker, I will move briskly because we have a lot of Members, as you can see, who are passionate about these issues and want to weigh in tonight. I yield to the gentleman…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for those bold words, and he is right. I think that expresses the sentiment of a lot of Americans. I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gimenez), who knows a lot about immigration…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for that California perspective. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), the Republican leader of the House Agriculture Committee.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, it is a con job, indeed. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Louisiana has 32 minutes remaining.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I am so grateful for those comments and for the gentleman's expertise. This passion that you see, Madam Speaker, is deserved. We are so concerned that the President doesn't share it, and that is what you are hearing echoed over and over…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I thank the gentleman from Texas. We came here to drain the swamp, but it is really difficult during the current administration. We will get back to it soon, though, I am confident of that. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Ohio…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I thank the gentleman for that perspective from Texas again. So we've got Texas and Arizona. Madam Speaker, we are going to move a little further west, all the way west to California. I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garcia)…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I thank the gentleman for that compelling testimony from a first-generation American. That is meaningful. We prize immigration, the legal kind. We believe in the rule of law, and that is what maintains order. I yield to the gentleman from…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her remarks, and we do call out the administration. That is what this Special Order is all about. I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee's Second District (Mr. Burchett).

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I thank my friend for that compelling eyewitness account. Anyone who is looking at the evidence cannot deny this is a problem. I would like to yield to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko). Being from a border State, she knows a whole…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 21, 2021

I thank the gentlewoman for that passion. She is right, she has been there, and she sees it herself. I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls), who represents the 22nd Congressional District and will bring another border State…

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