The House speaker vacancy has torpedoed Congress' ability to pass legislation.
Johnson is the latest Republican to win the party's nomination for the role since former SpeakerJohnson said Tuesday that he plans to advance to a full House floor vote on Wednesday, saying "this group is ready to govern."Driving the news:Johnson won the final ballot with 128 votes compared to 29 for Rep.Johnson initially finished second to House Majority Whip
in an earlier vote on Tuesday, but Emmer dropped out hours later due to a lack of support from conservatives.A lawyer and former state legislator, Johnson was elected to Congress in 2016 and served as RSC chair from 2019 to 2021, when he was elected GOP conference vice chair., in support of a lawsuit geared towards overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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