Stated position

As Speaker, I will immediately establish a bipartisan debt commission to bring federal spending under control and balance the budget.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “As Speaker, I will immediately establish a bipartisan debt commission to bring federal spending under control and balance the budget.”

Sources

Reasonhttps://reason.com/2023/10/27/new-speaker-mike-johnsons-first-good-idea-a-debt-commission/ ↗
“establish a bipartisan debt commission to begin working on this crisis immediately”
Washington Examinerhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/speaker-johnson-debt-commission-debt-fiscal-ship ↗
“We are going to establish a bipartisan debt commission to begin working on this crisis immediately.”
U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (mikejohnson.house.gov)https://mikejohnson.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14899 ↗
“Congress has a moral and constitutional duty to resolve the crisis, bring spending under control, balance the federal budget, reform and modernize entitlement programs.”