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Mike Johnson: “We were going to vote in a series of votes on the National…”

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

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'Emotion of the moment': Mike Johnson explains chaotic scene on House floor after Kirk assassination

Published | Video Starts at 06:18

Yeah, we had convened. We were having an oath of office ceremony for a new member who is just elected in a special election, a Democrat. And We were going to vote in a series of votes on the National Defense Authorization Act. But before that, this was right after the event, we had just convened the House again, and I thought it was appropriate to have a moment of prayer and reflection for Charlie Kirk. (06:18–06:22)

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Asserts that the House was scheduled to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act.

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