Mike Johnson asks Home colleagues to re-elect him to speakership put up 

Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) intends to stay on the helm of the decrease chamber and requested his colleagues Wednesday to assist him maintain his gavel. 

​​”The American individuals have proven by their votes that they’re prepared to show from the distress of the previous 4 years and embark on a brighter, bolder path that’s marked not by large authorities, bureaucratic management, poverty, inflation and wokeness—however by liberty, safety, energy, prosperity and alternative,” the Louisiana Republican wrote in a letter to lawmakers. 

“I’m able to take the sector with all of you, and I’m humbly asking to your help to proceed main this Convention as your Speaker,” Johnson continued. “It has been the respect of my lifetime to serve with you to this point, and I look ahead to enjoying the most important offense of our lives.”

“We’ve got a rustic to save lots of — and we’ll.” 

Home management elections are scheduled to happen on Nov. 13. 

Republicans appear poised to maintain their Home majority within the wake of Tuesday’s election. 

As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, the GOP was projected to win a minimum of 206 Home seats, in accordance with the Related Press, with Democrats anticipated to win a minimum of 190.

The forecasting web site Choice Desk HQ gave Republicans a 89.8% probability of successful the bulk and projected that the GOP would win 222 seats, which might give the social gathering a slim, 4-seat majority subsequent yr. 

If the projected race wins pan out, it could give Republicans management of the Home, Senate and the White Home subsequent yr.

“The American individuals have spoken and voted overwhelmingly to ship President Donald J. Trump and Senator JD Vance to the White Home, and return management of the Senate to the GOP,” Johnson wrote.  “As we’ve got deliberate and anticipated, the most recent information signifies that we’ll additionally maintain — and sure develop — our Republican majority within the Home, despite the fact that we confronted a map with 18 Biden-won seats.”

“The mandate that has been delivered exhibits {that a} majority of Individuals are anticipating safe borders, decrease prices, peace by way of energy, and a return to frequent sense,” he added. 

“With unified Republican authorities, if we meet this historic second collectively, the following two years can lead to probably the most consequential Congress of the fashionable period.”