Congressman Maxwell Frost Statement on Election of Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following the election of Congressman Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In a statement, Rep. Frost says:
“For the last 22 days, the American people have had a front row seat to the embarrassment that is the House Republican Conference as they’ve fought one another to select a new leader more extreme than the last.
“Well today they have succeeded in doing just that. Mike Johnson is an election denying, LGBTQ+ hating, extremist conservative who wants to slash your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and supports banning abortion so that women are forced to give birth to provide more “able-bodied workers” for our workforce.
“He was the chief architect to overturn the 2020 election, voting to appease a seditious movement that aimed to destroy our democracy for personal gain.
“Mike Johnson isn’t here to govern on behalf of the American people – he’s here to impose his ultra conservative will onto our nation, to drive our economy to the brink of a shutdown if we don’t agree to slash and burn critical federal programs, and to bow down to his self-proclaimed leader – the indicted former president.
“The clown show continues, and it’s working folks across Florida and our country who suffer.”
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