House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressing the lower chamber Friday for the first time since being reelected after a dramatic floor vote, said a groundswell of Americans in November demand that Congress put their interests first again.

Republicans, with one of the narrowest House majorities in U.S. history, reelected Johnson by a 218-215 vote, with Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky being the only GOP holdout. Thus, they were able to begin the process of ushering in President-elect Donald Trump’s America first agenda.

“The path of prosperity has long been paved with policies that put America and Americans first,” said Johnson, whose speech aired on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 online streaming platform. “And that is what we will champion in the 119th Congress. We have a mandate, and that was shown in the election cycle. The people want an America first agenda.

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