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On the recordJuly 2, 2025
I just want to say something that many of us learned when we were children. We were taught: It takes a lot longer to build a lie than to tell the simple truth. My friends and colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, have waited long enough. Some of us have literally been up for days now, but this day is a hugely important one in the history of our Nation. We have a big job to finish, and that is why we are here on the week of July Fourth, just days before--just a day before now America's birthday. It was on that fateful day, as the Democrat leader acknowledged, that our Founders pledged their lives and their sacred honor to this grand experiment in self-governance that we are now here to steward. It is an experiment that falls to us to guard and to protect it. We take that very seriously on this side of the aisle. In just a few moments, we will remind the world why the American experiment still endures today and why its best days are still ahead of us. Mr. Speaker, with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act we are going to make this country stronger, safer, and more prosperous than ever before, and every American is going to benefit from that. Today, we are laying a key cornerstone of America's new golden age.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Discussing the importance of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during a July Fourth week speech.

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