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For much of the 118th Congress, attention has been focused on the Speaker
of the House.
Despite a razor-thin majority, current House Speaker Mike Johnson has
little in the way of accomplishments to show.
Instead, under his watch, Republicans have spent their time passing
hyper-partisan bills that have no chance in the Democratic-controlled
Senate, fighting each other, and otherwise not working for the communities
that sent them to Washington.
This isn't surprising,
John. Time and time again,
Republicans have shown us that they are unable to govern — even when given
a majority.
But Mike Johnson is unlike any other House Speaker we've ever had. Johnson
was not only a casual election denier, but the congressional architect of
the effort to overturn the 2020 election.^1
If we’re going to fire Mike Johnson once we retake the House in November,
we must do everything in our power now to elect a Democratic majority.
[ [link removed] ]If you agree, contribute $5 to be split among these
vulnerable House incumbents to get us there.
Your contribution will be split between the following candidates: Jamaal Bowman,
Cori Bush, Marie Glusenkamp Perez, Jared Golden, Matt Cartwright, and Yadira
Caraveo.
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Take a look at his voting record, and you'll find a lengthy list of some
truly extreme positions that include:
[ [link removed] ]Mike Johnson is unlike any other House Speaker we've ever had and was
the congressional architect of the effort to overturn the 2020 election.
* During Trump's presidency, Johnson remained one of his biggest
enablers, voting in line with Trump's position 100% of the time in the
117th Congress.^2
* Johnson has voted against a bevy of bipartisan legislation on
infrastructure and the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women
Act.^3
* Johnson has a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-choice positions,
including voting against the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act that
codified same-sex marriage.
John, we
can't think of any reason to like Mike Johnson. But we can think of an
unlimited number of reasons to depose him as House Speaker once we retake
the House majority in November.
[ [link removed] ]Please pitch in anything you can to support these House Democratic
incumbents so we can retake our House majority and fire Mike Johnson this
fall.
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In solidarity,
— LeftNet
1 - [ [link removed] ]Brennan Center for Justice
2 - [ [link removed] ]FiveThirtyEight Politics
3 - [ [link removed] ]NBC News
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