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The Bret Baier Podcast

One-on-One: House Speaker Mike Johnson

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Radio

News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6681 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Ever since House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stepped into his role in Congress, he's been tasked with one of the most challenging jobs on Capitol Hill: getting a divided House to come together and agree. Bret joins House Speaker Johnson on Capitol Hill to discuss how he feels going into the New Year with only a two-seat advantage, what his next moves are with less than ten days to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, and how he feels he'll be able to work alongside President Trump to have a far more productive year in the House. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Mr. Speaker, thanks for the time.

0:51.2

Welcome to Capitol Hill. Glad you're here.

0:52.6

We're happy to be here.

0:53.8

You know, we talk a lot about the ability to so-called herd the cats.

0:59.0

That's tough to do.

1:01.0

It seems it's tougher for Republicans sometimes, but now you have a majority that is really slim.

1:08.0

Heading in, after the election, 220 to 2.215, but you're going to lose three. So 2.17 to 215.

1:15.8

President-elect Trump says he's going to have promises made, promises kept. How do you keep those

1:20.4

promises with that majority? We're absolutely convinced that we can keep those promises,

1:25.4

and we're excited to do it. There's a real esprit decor among the Republicans in Congress right now. We have a new president, a new day in America.

1:33.2

President Trump is coming into the White House with a big mandate, and I think that extends to us as well.

1:37.6

The New York Times writes it this way. If all Democrats are present and united in opposition to a measure,

1:42.6

Mr. Johnson won't be able to afford a single

1:44.3

defection on the House floor until those vacancies, the three, are filled later this spring.

1:49.4

Even then, no more than three Republicans can break ranks without dooming a bill's passage.

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