Mike Johnson elected speaker, opening of Congress recap w/ Pablo Manriquez

Hey friends, the 119th Congress is on, after a lengthy but not terribly dramatic vote in favor of Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to continue serving

Here’s the video recap

Pablo Manríquez

and I did earlier just outside the House chamber, shortly after the vote.

Some topics discussed:

• Why did Mike Johnson perform so much better than Kevin McCarthy two years ago?

• What to expect from the new Congress

• Why these cameras behind us in the video are so important to politicians

• What to expect on the upcoming immigration battle (and make sure to subscribe to

  Pablo Manríquez
  on Substack!

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Make sure to swing by the 24sight livestream again Monday at 4p ET for another recap on all the action from Washington. Monday is the fourth anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.