House Republican Leadership News Conference

C-SPAN: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was joined by House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-MD) and Republican Main Street Caucus Chair Dusty Johnson (R-SD) to discuss their agreement on rules within the House Republican Caucus that would unify the group. He was then joined by other re-elected and newly elected House Republican leaders to hold a news conference. He also announced a deal to raise the threshold for a motion to vacate from one member to nine. During this briefing, it was also announced that Florida Representative Matt Gaetz had resigned from Congress to become President-Elect Trump’s pick for Attorney General.