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WASHINGTON — This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson highlighted House Republicans’ record of success in the 119th Congress and reminded people of the disastrous Democrat record during the Biden-Harris Administration. Speaker Johnson also condemned Congressional Democrats for their refusal to disavow individuals like Hasan Piker who said America deserved the 9/11 attacks.

“This is not a campaign over standard political disagreements. We are entering a new era in American politics. In Congress, beginning January 27, we're not going to be arguing over marginal tax rates or inflation or foreign policy,” Speaker Johnson said. “We're going to be debating whether we're going to keep the greatest nation in the history of the world or break the thing down to the foundation and go down this dark, dangerous, deadly road to communism. That is not campaign rhetoric; it isn't hyperbole. That’s literally what they’re doing.”

Watch Speaker Johnson’s remarks here.

On the House Republican record of success:

We have had a steady hand at that wheel, and we are turning the ship of state. And these are some of the results of that. I mean, our agenda is very simple. Get control of the border; check. Let working families keep more of what they earn; absolutely, did it. Increased competition and choice to lower healthcare costs; We are on that path right now. Encourage home building and domestic energy production to make everyday life more affordable, incentivize American companies to build in America, and hire American workers; we've been doing all that. You could summarize it all by just saying that it's common sense. We believe in common sense principles. Listen to what I'm about to tell you and just ask yourself if you agree. Do you think criminals should go to jail and girls' locker rooms should be for girls only? We do. The Democrat Party doesn't.

We have had the largest drop in prescription drug prices in 60 years since we took back over the government. The largest middle- and working-class tax cut in American history. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on social security discussed this morning. More than one million new private sector jobs have been created in the last 19 months. More Americans are working than ever before. The jobs numbers are off the charts. Inflation is finally coming down from the Biden-era highs. Remember, it was a 40-year high, and we've been dragging it back down. The homicide rate hit the lowest level in 126 years. We took care of the violent crime problem. Illegal border crossings plummeted to zero for almost 16 straight months. Trillions of dollars in new investment are flowing into American industries because we are reshoring American jobs and American manufacturing, and that's the American way.

On the disastrous results of the Biden-Harris Administration:

We reminded voters of the disastrous effects of the years under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, what we inherited when we took all this over last January. Remember this because it seems like a long time that's gone by, but this is just less than two years ago. We had a country on the brink of ruin; we had criminals and cartels with free reign over the border. Y'all remember that. Americans of all ages were dying from fentanyl overdoses, a great scourge upon the country. Inflation soared to over 9% under Joe Biden, a 40-year high. Our cities were awash with violent crime. Factories were closing and American jobs were moving overseas. And radical woke politics were invading classrooms from kindergarten to college campuses. The American people were not down with that. In their communities, in their classrooms, in their pocketbooks, families were feeling the devastating effects of Democrat leadership and their false vision for what America is. And in 2024, the people said, "That's enough." They wanted a change.

On the Democrat agenda:

Democrats are offering nothing more than grievance politics. You want to know what their 2027 agenda is? I just described what ours is to keep on pace and keep doing that, but this is what they want to do. Political retribution, they're already telling you about it. Reverse the tax cuts. It means taxes go up for your family, all the hardworking families. They want amnesty for illegal aliens. They want to reopen the borders. They want a restoration of taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal aliens. That's quite literally what they're going to do if you give them the reins back. We can't do that. That's their entire agenda.

On Democrats embracing radical, anti-American candidates and influencers:

The prevailing view of this new Communist/Marxist wing of the Democrat Party has an entirely different perspective on the tragic events of 9/11. Just observe their actions and their words and what they've said. The Senate Democrat nominee in Michigan, Mr. El-Sayed, openly campaigns with the radical who says America deserved 9/11. He won't denounce it. The socialist candidate in Colorado, Kiros, said the September 11th attacks were quite inevitable. It was our fault, they say. Another candidate in New Jersey, Hamway, has publicly acknowledged past ties to Al-Qaeda as their candidate to run for Congress. It's nuts. And in an unforgettable clip that we've all seen, I don't think you can ever unsee it, during the sacred ceremony honoring the victims of 9/11 at ground zero. The unofficial leaders of the new Democratic Party, the radical left Democrat Party, AOC, and Zohran Mamdani were seen laughing while the names of the victims were being read, those American heroes names being read aloud. It's just disgusting. And the American people see this, and they don't agree with it. I mean, this is the kind of open disdain for America that today's Democrat Party has. They don't even try to hide it. It's despicable. The American people should have none of it.