House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) vowed Friday to “shrink the size and scope of the federal government,” among other pledges, as he fights to keep the gavel this week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson: “If we don't fulfill our election promise of fiscal responsibility, we don't deserve to be in power.'' said in the post “The national debt is a grave threat to America's economy and national security, and no issue embodies the failure of Congress more.”
He vowed to work to reduce the size of government, lead House Republicans in holding “bureaucracies accountable” and moving “America onto a more sustainable fiscal trajectory.”
His post comes amid uncertainty over Mr Johnson's efforts to remain Speaker of the House of Commons for the next two years, with opposition from some hardline conservatives who have criticized his leadership to date. It was done.
Johnson was elected in October 2023, following the historic ouster of then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), as tensions within the party reached a boiling point primarily over fiscal issues and funding laws. He became Speaker of the House of Representatives for the first time.
Johnson has also come under growing criticism from the right after striking a government funding deal with Democrats last month to prevent a government shutdown.
As part of the commitments Johnson outlined on Friday, the Speaker of the House of Commons voted to establish a “working group of independent experts who are not corrupted by lobbyists or special interests.” Johnson said the group will work with President-elect Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Commission on Implementing Recommended Government and Spending Reforms to Protect American Taxpayers.
He also tasked the group with “reviewing existing audits of federal agencies and entities created by Congress and issuing reports to my office for public disclosure,” and told a House committee: He called on the government to “undertake an aggressive review of authorizations and spending, including the provision of additional funding.” We will provide resources as needed to expose irresponsible or illegal conduct and to hold accountable government agencies and individuals who have weaponized the government against the American people. ”
“If we want to restore fiscal responsibility, we need to start by being transparent about the money spent, address the problems we find, and then hold accountable those who spent the money in vain.” “We have a mandate to implement the America First Agenda, and as Chairman, this will be my priority.”
in Post to X Shortly after, one of Mr. Johnson's former Republican supporters, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, said that Mr. He expressed his support for the chairman.
