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2:44:23Now PlayingWatch: House of Representatives votes on the next speaker | USA TODAY
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2:44:23Now PlayingHouse Republicans are on the cusp of electing a new speaker in Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) after three weeks of infighting over who should lead the lower chamber.
After four nomination votes, GOP lawmakers were seemingly able to rally behind Johnson, who is the No. 5 ranking House Republican as the conference's vice chair. Flanked by an exuberant conference cheering his name on Tuesday, Johnson vowed he was "very confident" he could shore up the support needed to be elected speaker on the House floor.
"Democracy is messy sometimes, but it is our system. This conference that you see, this House Republican majority, is united," Johnson said Tuesday evening.
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