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On the recordFebruary 1, 2023
I thank my friend, the gentleman from Wisconsin. That is very well said. The evils of socialism have crept into all manner of our politics and areas of our culture. Mr. Speaker, I will end our Special Order hour by just reminding the American people here watching and keeping track of this, that again, as I said in the opening, the Republican majority is in charge. The Congress is now fully operational and we are back to work for the American people. Every week now, we will be passing substantive legislation that will send a message to the people that there is a new sheriff in town. Today, in our House Committee on the Judiciary, we had an hour's long hearing on the catastrophe at the border, hearing from those who are down there contending with that situation every single day. The hearings like that one will lead us to legislative repairs for some of these problems that have been created by the Biden administration and the Democrats in charge here the last couple of years. This week, we are voting to end the COVID pandemic emergency order at long last. We are passing the SHOW UP Act to get all these Federal employees back to work. And as Mr. Grothman indicated, tomorrow we will be voting to condemn socialism. There is going to be a dramatic change between the Republicans in charge of this House and the Democrats. We are grateful for the opportunity to lead.…
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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Feb 1, 2023

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