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Republicans like Mike
At long last, Republicans have ended a grueling three-week odyssey and chosen a new leader: newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Johnson led the Republican Study Committee, which is responsible for putting out policy ideas, from 2019 to 2021. During that time, the panel released a health care plan. There’s no reason to believe that Johnson would push to implement this outline anytime soon (he’s got a full plate with simply keeping the government open), but it may be a helpful barometer for where he stands.
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