House Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Long To-Do List

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The House of Representatives is back in session after weeks of GOP infighting over electing the House Speaker Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson was voted in as the new speaker of the House yesterday. And already the Republican lawmaker faces a long to do list and major deadlines looming less than a month away. Johnson will have to deal with the government funding deadline which is set to expire. It's around the corner, November 17th, as well as contend with the Biden administration's $106 billion emergency fund request which would provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and the US Mexico border.