On the recordMay 8, 2024
Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: H. Res. 1209 Whereas, the House Republican Conference elected Mike Johnson on October 25, 2023, after three-and-a-half weeks of trying to decide on a new Speaker of the House. Whereas, Mike Johnson sent the Republican Conference a letter making promises as to what type of Speaker he would be and outlining his plans going forward. Mike Johnson put forth seven tenets that would guide the Conference under his speakership: 1. Restore trust by ensuring total transparency, open processes, and regular order. 2. Advance a comprehensive policy agenda supported by Conference consensus. 3. Promote individual Members, and thus the whole team, by working to understand and emphasize each Member's unique strengths, district dynamics and challenges, and individual goals and objectives. 4. Engage Members in productive working groups to formulate solutions in key policy areas and enhance our internal communications and team building. 5. Effectively message to persuasively inform the Republican base and the American people of our policy agenda, why we are pursuing it, and how it will ensure liberty, opportunity, and security for all Americans. 6. Build and utilize external coalitions in the conservative ecosphere, including think tanks, policy groups, and other allied organizations that can contribute to our efforts. 7.…





