Every Republican in the House voted for Johnson, despite his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ positions.
The Louisiana Republican authored a brief that urged the U.S. Supreme Court to nullify the results of the presidential election in four swing states Joe Biden won.
Each day the House is without a speaker is one less day the chamber has to pass government funding, foreign aid, and other must-pass pieces of legislation.
The House has been without a leader for two weeks, leaving Congress unable to pass any bills or approve any funding.