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| https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-election-speaker-johnson | DeGette statement on the election of Speaker Johnson | 2023-10-25 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Democrat | House | CO | Diana DeGette | D000197 | degette.house.gov | degette | https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after House Republicans finally elected a Speaker of the House: “Instead of embracing bipartisanship, House Republicans have elevated an extremist. “Mike Johnson helped lead the Big Lie which drove insurrectionists to attack our Capitol on January 6. That alone should be disqualifying. He has also repeatedly worked to end abortion rights, going as far as to declare that doctors should be imprisoned and given hard labor and saying specifically ‘We will get the number of abortions to ZERO.’ “The bottom line is this: Speaker Johnson’s record is fundamentally out of step with the American people. I hope he will put the good of all Americans over House Republicans’ extreme agenda so we can address the urgent challenges facing our nation.” Today’s vote comes after 22 days of gridlock and dysfunction in the House Republican Conference. Mike Johnson’s extreme record includes: | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |