I think this job, there’s probably a reason I think there may be only one speaker, James K. Polk, who became president after that, because the job is so all consuming and encompassing that it wears everybody out.
Johnson reflects on the demands of the Speaker role compared to the presidency.
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I’m going to vote to move this forward. I think it could be close to a unanimous vote, because everybody here, all the Republicans, want to go on record to show your maximum transparency.
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