we have seen about a dozen over the last several days. as a result, one contractor died as a result from -- it is a dangerous environment and we are taking it seriously. our commanders on the ground have the right to defend themselves and their troops and are taking the appropriate protection measures. the president has added additional military force to the region and one of those terrorist strike groups is going to go to the gulf region to make sure we send a strong signal not only of deterrence but a willingness to defend

>> this republican majority is united. c-span coverage. you just heard from mike johnson last night chosen to be the speaker designate ate and goes to the floor today to become the house speaker. stay with us and watch on c-span and follow along on our c-span app and if you want to comment on this process of the election of house speaker and today's events. you can send us a text. put a post on x if you want and post on facebook at facebook.

com/c-span. the house will be coming in at noon. max cohen of punch bowl news. he covers congress. thanks for joining us. host: remind folks about this process we will see play out at noon today. caller: a roll call vote and speaker vote will come thereafter. and majority of 217 and over three weeks without a speaker. many republicans and democrats believe that mike johnson from louisiana is going to be the next speaker of the house. he seems to unite all factions that divide the republican conference. host: tell us what changed

within the conference particularly when it comes to representative johnson. >> a tremendous amount of fatigue and hearing from voters they wanted this mess done with and didn't want another week of terrible headlines and he is appealing to the far right. andy biggs of arizona said he is unfavorably polite. jim jordan failed last week. jim jordan has similar policy but his lack of a national profile had jordan had not going to be an antijohnson campaign. and i think relationship, former chairman of the republican study caucus. mike johnson is well liked.

host: even those even in those relationships and talked about the conservatives in the conference and that is other republicans as well? >> he is not seen as a flame thrower in the way that jim jordan is including appropriators and kay granger opposed. moderates there is not a feeling it will hurt them in the same way supporting jim jordan would have. host: what are the democrats' view of mike johnson? >> you heard is mike johnson the same as jim jordan. they view him as a threat to abortion rights and highlighting his role in objecting to the

2020 election results and donald trump and wants to cut programs to americans. house democrats are coming out expecting to be speaker and portraying him as an extreme republican. host: if he becomes speaker has he sketched out a plan the issues that need to take place like funding the federal government. >> he will support a stop gap funding bill. unclear of how long how long that continuing resolution will last until we expect in 2024. he wants to pass all 12 appropriation bills and key priorities and they want to cut spending and they have a lot of work to do only four appropriation bills passed right now. johnson has pledged to take one

appropriations bill this week. host: has anybody come out specifically against mike johnson at this point? >> the answer is no. and that is crucial for him. every other step of the speaker situation, there was a roll call vote and will you support the house designate. and scalise, jordan and emmer there is a healthy contingent who said no. last night in the conference not one member said i will not support him. three voted present, two of those members, amodei, hill and massie said they will support johnson on the house floor. he isn't facing any opposition. host: we'll watch with you. punchbowl. com. mr. cohen, thanks for your time. the house set to gavel in at

noon. your phone calls. mobile, alabama, republican line. go ahead. caller: yes, sir. the purpose of my call is because of the speaker of the house. i have been listening two weeks now everybody wants to criticize gaetz ousting the speaker. nobody realizes why he did it. mccarthy lied to us from the very beginning before he was even speaker of the house. he has lied to the american people. matt gaetz called him out on that. and you know what else he done? he also showed up who the true winners in d.c. by doing so we now know who we can trust. and the rinos in the republican party are the ones that are

stopping the house voting. host: mark, grand rapids, michigan, democrats' line. caller: you folks really do bring the truth to the people. as a democrat, i need to encourage voting democrats in congress to deny the election deniers. thank you very much. host: jan in new hampshire, independent line. caller: lifelong republicans caucusing with the democrats in new hampshire, family ranchers grew up listening to heated political conversations. i have always been political. last republican i voted for is john mccain. i think i will vote in the primary this time for someone who i think i don't have to be

terrified every day. host: we are talking about the house election. caller: i wish they would bring liz cheney back, because she would win overwhelmingly and still vote for the republican issues, but the crazies need to leave town. clown car. host: asher in new york, republican line. caller: i have been on the phone the last two, three weeks trying to -- host: asher, keep going. caller: anthony voted for zeldin. so this morning, i was on the

phone again expressing my desire that he should vote against this johnson just as the other johnson, wisconsin senator, representative is the worst in our republican party. and the best thing for him and for other so-called moderate republicans would be to really demonstrate love for country over party and cross over and vote for the really outstanding candidate that we have in the house and that would be hakeem jeffries. host: it was after the vote came in and mike johnson winning the support of his republican colleagues talked about the nomination and what he hoped to do with it. >> i am honored to have the support of my colleagues and this is leadership.

we are going to serve the people in this country and restore their faith. america is the last best hope of man on the earth. abraham lincoln said it and ronald reagan said it and here to remind you and restore our trust. see a new form of government and move this quickly. this group here is ready to govern and govern well and do what's right by the people and we will be rewarded next year. the world is on fire. we stand with our ally israel. [cheers and applause] we have a busy agyppedda, appropriations bills, but you are going to see this group working like a well oiled machine. the people up here have been

sent here by the people of this country to do this job and going to do it well. we commit that to you. thank you for allowing us to get through the process. it was worth it and going to serve you well. host: that was from yesterday and expect to hear from representative johnson should he win the house speakership and yet to be determined and starting point in a few minutes from now and follow along on c-span on our main channel and follow along on the app and follow along on your computer at c-span. org. photographl clark outside of the speaker's office four to five carts of furniture have been removed from the speaker's office. it was repord that the sign that had kev mccarthy's name was remed what that means, nobody knows. but we'll see how it plays out

today. stay close to c-span. the house about to gavel in. your calls up to then. time short, larry, new york. caller: i think the republican party is really no good. don't want to have anybody who supported the election. they are taking anybody at random. it's a joke. host: jackie in edgewater, new jersey, independent line. caller: first, i want to echo what mark said c-span is rock and should be mandatory watching. i'm a former republican, lifelong family of republicans. i am now an independent. i used to believe the leaders in thinking they were putting country over party all the

time. the reason i wanted to call in is caution all listeners, democrats, republican, independents, people who don't always listen to c-span pay attention what they are being told even by the leaders in office that you think you respect or think putting country over party. mike johnson he voted against the certification of joe biden. he comes a little less aggressive than jim jordan. jim jordan is in your face. he has a history. but mike johnson is under the radar but has hit my news wire. i have heard reports of him being slightly more clever than others trying to figure out a different way to dessert file the election. host: let's hear from john in illinois. time is short, john, jump in.

caller: mike johnson is going to do a great job as speaker of the house. and hakeem jeffries needs to take his 212 votes go home and cry like a baby and trump doesn't need to get involved with this. he has his own problems and chuck schumer needs to get out of the senate. host: alan in arizona. >> the republicans will get their act together and 12 appropriation bills passed and and any democrats. shame on you. unbridled spending, shame on you, go republican party. host: we'll continue your calls as this process plays out.

text us and post on facebook and post on x as well if you want to make thundershower thoughts known there. april, democrats' line. republicans in my state representing me and we voted blue why don't we realize that we need about five of us to side with the democrats, they had the majority and will be passing laws that they want. and