Ryan Zinke Puts New Extreme Speaker and His Agenda Over Montanans

Today, Ryan Zinke “proudly” elected Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House, whom he’s called “talented” and “thoughtful.” After churning through a slew of other candidates, Zinke went all in for Johnson and his extremism:

In case you haven’t heard of him, here’s a bit about Johnson:

• Johnson pushed for a total abortion ban without exceptions and voted for legislation to punish doctors for providing essential reproductive care.

• Johnson served as the chair of the Republican Study Committee, leading their efforts to slash Social Security and Medicare.

• Johnson was instrumental in the plan to overturn the 2020 election – the New York Times named him “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections.”

• Johnson voted against the PACT Act, which expanded access to critical care for veterans who were exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals during their service.

Zinke has completely abandoned working families in Montana, siding with election deniers, anti-abortion extremists, and relentless attacks on Social Security and Medicare.

DCCC Spokesperson Mallory Payne:
“Mike Johnson is Jim Jordan with a sports coat. And he has a new best friend: Ryan Zinke. Zinke has enabled extremism every step of the way, and we’ll make sure that voters know that he again put the far-right before Montana workers and families.”

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