Mike Johnson

"We are all deeply saddened, adding Scott spent the majority of his life in service to others."

"We lament that it became necessary."

"Speaker Mike Johnson needed near-perfect attendance and unity on his side to complete weeks of action."

"With today’s vote, House and Senate Republicans have officially ended the third Democrat government shutdown of this Congress."

"We cannot allow that to go dark."

"no way to have special guests on the floor"

"The accusations against Gonzales must be taken seriously."

"we'll find out"

"The allegations against Gonzales are 'very serious,' but argued lawmakers should allow the investigative process to play out."

"the White House believed Israel was determined to act on its own, leaving the president with a 'very difficult decision.'"

"We've complied with the law 100% and we're going to continue to comply with it."

"Israel was determined to act with or without US."

"We've complied with the law 100% and we're going to continue to comply with it."

"The idea that we would take the ability of our commander-in-chief... is a frightening prospect to me."

"I don't think we could have waited on what's happening in Iran."

"Imagine a scenario where Congress would vote to tell the commander-in-chief..."

"likened the measure to siding 'with the enemy'"

"I think passage of a war powers resolution right now [is a] terrible, dangerous idea."

"We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues."

"We want to accomplish the necessary ends, and we think we're very close."

"So why would voting be any different than that?"

"Obviously it's a dangerous time in the world, and we have to adequately fund defence, and we have a commitment to do that."

"injecting a must-pass defense spending bill into the equation will give Speaker Mike Johnson the urgency he needs to bring it to the floor."

"Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement."

"Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement."

"Johnson insisted that Trump backs his plan to pass an eight-week DHS funding bill."

"accused Democrats of playing a dangerous game and said he needed to talk with fellow Republicans about how to proceed."

"This gambit that was done last night is a joke."

"I’m quite convinced that it can’t be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill."