By Electing Anti-Worker Extremist Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House, Republicans Show They are Out of Touch

A Statement from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.

The election of “MAGA Mike” Johnson as Speaker of the House shows just how out of touch the Republican party has become.

It is absolutely shameful that every single Republican Member of Congress voted for this unqualified, anti-worker extremist. Among other things, Johnson has called the PRO Act an “outdated way of thinking,” co-sponsored the National Right to Work Act, endorsed overturning the ban on company unions, and proposed raising the retirement age and lowering COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries.

He also wants to turn back the clock on LGBTQ+ rights and has voted against the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Violence Against Women Act.

It is now clear that there are no moderates left in today’s Republican Party which is under full control by Donald Trump and his acolytes in the right-wing media. With the elevation of Mike Johnson, every working person in our country should be fired up and ready to return Joe Biden to office and elect a pro-worker Congress in 2024.

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