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Via Punchbowl:

House Republican moderates overwhelmingly backed Johnson, ending several weeks of internal fighting. But they’re warning they aren’t going to blindly follow a far-right agenda.

The vow from center-right Republicans will have an impact across a range of issues, but there are two areas in particular worth watching — government funding and the potential impeachment of President Joe Biden.

“We have to speak up,” Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) told us. “We’re a strong voice as majority makers. Now’s the time to express it with a new speaker.”

In the aftermath of Johnson’s election, many House Republicans exuded a kumbaya vibe, as unrealistic as that seems.

Yet there are lasting scars from the last three weeks. The bitter clashes between top Republicans — with threats in particular aimed at GOP lawmakers, their families and staffers from some supporters of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — aren’t going to be forgotten anytime soon.

Politically vulnerable Republicans, notably the 18 members in districts Biden won in 2020, have already faced a slew of tough votes.

Now, with the right flank viewing Johnson as an ally to continue their hardline agenda, moderates say they’re ready to push back.

Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) made it clear that he didn’t see a vote for Johnson as speaker as a “concession to the far-right.” He wants to see Johnson make a concerted effort to listen to those in purple districts.

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LOL. Sit the fuck down. That ship has sailed. You'll vote how you're told because you've already proven that you'll vote how you're told.

Don't pretend to have a spine NOW, after you've not only already given the wolf the keys to the henhouse, but a gift bag of 11 secret herbs and spices.

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Who knew selling hate to the stupidest people in the country could be so profitable.

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