Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
Johnson says House will have peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 3
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will have a peaceful transfer of power when new members join on Jan.
3.
The change involves new members taking their seats in the House next year.
Johnson said the transition will be peaceful, but added that Republicans will keep the majority, in his view.
The House is the lower chamber of the US Congress, and its majority affects which party controls it.
His statement describes what he expects, rather than confirming the result of the coming change.
The next step is new House members joining on Jan.
3.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said there would be a peaceful transfer of power when new House members join the chamber on Jan. 3 next year.
Johnson said Republicans would keep the House majority.
He made the remarks on Tuesday.
The article does not specify which new members will join or the outcome of any particular election.
- Who
- House Speaker Mike Johnson.
- What
- He said there would be a peaceful transfer of power when new House members join the House.
- When
- He made the remarks on Tuesday; the new members are set to join on Jan. 3 next year.
- Where
- The U.S. House of Representatives.
- Why
- Johnson said the transfer would not involve Republicans losing the majority because, he said, they would keep it.
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Johnson said there would be a peaceful transfer of power when new House members join.
New House members are set to join the chamber.
- Speaker
- Mike Johnson
- Office
- U.S. House Speaker
- New members' start date
- Jan. 3 next year
- Majority
- Johnson said Republicans would keep it
What people are saying
Of course, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power