Rep. Ralph Norman Says He Changed His Vote after the Meeting off the Floor with Mike Johnson

HEINRICH Welcome back Now ░░░░░░░░ one of the lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ changed his vote to ░░░░░░░░ Mike Johnson become speaker ░░░░░░░░ the House South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Ralph Norman Congressman ░░░░░░░░ for being here Tell ░░░░░░░░ why sir did you ░░░░░░░░ against Speaker Johnson to ░░░░░░░░ with if there was ░░░░░░░░ clear consensus that it ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ else NORMAN Let me ░░░░░░░░ this We never know ░░░░░░░░ the 435 members how ░░░░░░░░ are going to vote ░░░░░░░░ didn t know how ░░░░░░░░ else was going to ░░░░░░░░ We had met with ░░░░░░░░ Johnson yesterday for an ░░░░░░░░ period of time and ░░░░░░░░ just didn t come ░░░░░░░░ with the feeling that ░░░░░░░░ oomph or the willingness ░░░░░░░░ fight for Trump s ░░░░░░░░ was there And I ░░░░░░░░ as a backdrop what ░░░░░░░░ happened for the last ░░░░░░░░ months where you had ░░░░░░░░ 500 page bills omni ░░░░░░░░ that you couldn t ░░░░░░░░ where you had no ░░░░░░░░ cuts to offset 100 ░░░░░░░░ in new spending where ░░░░░░░░ had just no and ░░░░░░░░ know we had a ░░░░░░░░ majority but that s ░░░░░░░░ with now What we ░░░░░░░░ to impress with him ░░░░░░░░ was are you going ░░░░░░░░ fight for these things ░░░░░░░░ we ve been asking ░░░░░░░░ suggestion for like a ░░░░░░░░ budget like offsets like ░░░░░░░░ getting behind all of ░░░░░░░░ Trump agenda HEINRICH Right ░░░░░░░░ I knew President Trump ░░░░░░░░ supporting Mike Johnson He ░░░░░░░░ and we had a ░░░░░░░░ conversation but I knew ░░░░░░░░ he stood HEINRICH What ░░░░░░░░ he say to you ░░░░░░░░ NORMAN He just said ░░░░░░░░ Johnson is the only ░░░░░░░░ that s got the ░░░░░░░░ among the body to ░░░░░░░░ speaker And I get ░░░░░░░░ But you know the ░░░░░░░░ way I had to ░░░░░░░░ my voice be heard ░░░░░░░░ what I did I ░░░░░░░░ do it again We ░░░░░░░░ in meeting the meeting ░░░░░░░░ the floor and I ░░░░░░░░ Mike are you going ░░░░░░░░ give us specific examples ░░░░░░░░ fighting for the things ░░░░░░░░ mentioned will you give ░░░░░░░░ your word He said ░░░░░░░░ So I said OK ░░░░░░░░ ll take you at ░░░░░░░░ word That s why ░░░░░░░░ changed my vote and ░░░░░░░░ s why he s ░░░░░░░░ of the House.”