House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined the Republican Party’s agenda in a 19-minute speech that he delivered on Friday immediately after winning the speaker’s race. Johnson opened his speech by holding a moment of silence for the 14 people who were murdered by an Islamic terrorist this week in New Orleans. He said that the seven principles that would guide his actions as speaker were individual freedom, limited government, the rule of law, peace through strength, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and human dignity. “The American people want an America First agenda. Sadly, for the past four years of divided government, too many politicians in Washington have done the opposite,” Johnson said. “Open borders and over-regulation have destroyed our cities and stifled innovation. Inflation and weak leadership have left Americans poorer and they placed our country in a perilous position.” He said that the top priority this Congress will tackle is securing America’s borders. “In coordination with President Trump, this Congress will give our border and immigration enforcement agents the resources that they need to do their job,” he said. “We will secure the border. We will deport dangerous criminal illegal aliens, and finally finish building the border wall.” He said that Congress would also take action to address the inflation crisis that President Joe Biden and the Democrats sparked in 2021 with their American Rescue Plan. Johnson said that Republicans would also stop the Democrats’ war on energy and unleash America’s energy industry. “We’re going to drastically cut the size and scope of government,” he said. “We’re going to return the power back to the people. And in coordination with President Trump and his administration, we’re going to create a leaner, faster, and more efficient federal workforce. We need to do that.” WATCH: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes the speaker’s gavel and outlines the Republican Party’s agenda in his first remarks as Speaker of the 119th Congress. ?? pic.twitter.com/PyLbeyo3uZ — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 3, 2025