WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:

“I congratulate Speaker Mike Johnson on his election. Today, he stated that our nation's founding creed is that all people are created equal and are endowed with certain unalienable rights. I sincerely hope that Speaker Johnson will honor those truths and work across the aisle to safeguard the freedom and human dignity of every person in this country.”

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