Mike Johnson: “My first act as a member of Congress was to draft a document…”

“What would you say to your members about the importance of having those face to face conversations with people they disagree with? Well, I'VE been talking about this, you know, since before I got to Congress almost nine years ago. My first act as a member of Congress was to draft a document called the Commitment to Civility. We got every member of the freshman class, except one person that year in 2017 to sign on, Republicans and Democrats.” (09:32–09:37)

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