'Not committed': Conservatives warn Mike Johnson still has hill to climb before winning speaker's gavel
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Some conservatives are warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson may still have to prove himself before a House-wide speaker vote in January.
"I'm going to be ready to get ready to govern, but he has a lot of people not committed. But as a favor to President Trump, we didn't object." Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Johnson won a unanimous voice vote to be the Republicans’ speaker nominee on Wednesday, hours after President-elect Donald Trump told GOP lawmakers he was fully backing the Louisiana Republican. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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