Congress has a new Speaker of the House. Wednesday, Kentucky’s five Republican members of Congress voted to elect Mike Johnson, while the state’s lone Democrat congressman, Morgan McGarvey of Louisville, voted for his party’s nominee, Hakeem Jeffrees. The day after the vote, McGarvey told WEKU News he felt a sense of relief.
“We need a speaker, the government needs to work. They're in the majority. They're the ones responsible for choosing the speaker. But it's exasperated relief, because for weeks now, Democrats have been offering a bipartisan path forward.”
