GOP Rep. Alford: Mike Johnson Has Done a ‘Fantastic Job’ in Trying to Keep the GOP Conference Together

CASONE Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Missouri Congressman Mark Alford ░░░░░░░░ s a member of ░░░░░░░░ House Armed Services Small ░░░░░░░░ and Agriculture Committees What ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ from him congressman from ░░░░░░░░ colleague ALFORD Well look ░░░░░░░░ ve been to these ░░░░░░░░ meetings now for two ░░░░░░░░ years it seems like ░░░░░░░░ years ago it took ░░░░░░░░ votes to get Kevin ░░░░░░░░ elected speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ We do have some ░░░░░░░░ in our conference but ░░░░░░░░ that can t be ░░░░░░░░ out And listen Mike ░░░░░░░░ is the person to ░░░░░░░░ this He s the ░░░░░░░░ to lead the House ░░░░░░░░ this time in our ░░░░░░░░ s history You know ░░░░░░░░ actually has the mandate ░░░░░░░░ He s going to ░░░░░░░░ calling the plays And ░░░░░░░░ is aligned with Trump ░░░░░░░░ make sure that his ░░░░░░░░ is carried out in ░░░░░░░░ U S House And ░░░░░░░░ voted Cheryl we voted ░░░░░░░░ conference a week after ░░░░░░░░ general election in November ░░░░░░░░ to have Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ our speaker We need ░░░░░░░░ carry through with our ░░░░░░░░ And this Friday I ░░░░░░░░ be proud to be ░░░░░░░░ third person to stand ░░░░░░░░ there on the floor ░░░░░░░░ the U S House ░░░░░░░░ yell out Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ name for speaker of ░░░░░░░░ House He s done ░░░░░░░░ fantastic job trying to ░░░░░░░░ the best he can ░░░░░░░░ keeping this conference together ░░░░░░░░ the House together.”