Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, today, I missed rollcall vote No. 526 and No. 527 on the floor of the House of Representatives. I was in Philadelphia to be with my wife for a surgical procedure. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Present'' on rollcall No. 526 and ``Hakeem Jeffries'' on rollcall No. 527. {time} 1350 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 429, of which the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana has received 220 votes and the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries of the State of New York has received 209 votes. Therefore, the Honorable Mike Johnson of the State of Louisiana, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. The Chair appoints the following committee to escort the Speaker- elect to the chair: The gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise) The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer) The gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Stefanik) The gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson) The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer) The gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. McClain) The gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy) The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Donalds) The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Hern) The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman) The gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers) The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington) The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Fallon) The gentleman from New York (Mr. Molinaro) The gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs.…”