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Mike Johnson: “We got every member of the freshman class, except one person…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Published | Video Starts at 09:37

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. And the idea was we're going to have differences of opinion, but we have to treat one another with dignity and respect. That's not your enemy. That's your fellow American and colleague. (09:37–09:43)

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Asserts that all but one freshman Congress member in 2017 signed the Commitment to Civility.

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