Cole Congratulates House Leadership
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Washington, D.C. – Last night, the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives elected their leadership for the 119th Congress. After the leadership elections, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following congratulatory statements:
Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) was re-elected as the Speaker of the House.
“Throughout Speaker Johnson’s last tenure as Speaker, he consistently pushed conservative policies that benefitted the American people. Now, with President Trump in the White House and a Republican majority in the Senate to work with, I am confident that Speaker Johnson will be even more effective, and I look forward to seeing him continue to successfully lead this body,” said Congressman Cole.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) was re-elected to his post as well.
“Congratulations to Leader Scalise on his re-election as House Majority Leader,” said Congressman Cole. “Steve has been an instrumental leader in the Republican Conference for many years now, and I am excited to continuing to work with him this upcoming Congress.”
Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) was also re-elected to serve as the Whip of the House of Representatives.
“I want to congratulate Tom Emmer on being re-elected as the Whip for the Republican Conference. I know that Tom will continue to do a great job for this Conference, as he has demonstrated in the past that he is very capable,”said Congressman Cole.
Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09) was elected to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) as Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.
“Congratulations to my good friend and colleague, Lisa McClain, on being elected as Conference Chair. I am confident that Lisa will help to unite our Conference and help us with carrying out President Trump’s conservative agenda. Although we will greatly miss Elise, there is no better person than Lisa to take over this post,” said Congressman Cole.
In addition, Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09) was re-elected as Chair of the NRCC, Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) was elected as Policy Chair, and Rep. Erin Houchin (IN-09) was elected as Conference Secretary.
“Congratulations to Reps. Hudson, Hern, and Houchin on their positions,” said Congressman Cole. “I look forward to working with each and every one of them to better our nation for the American people.”
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