FULL EVENT: Jim Jordan Speaks at First House Presser as Minority Leader - 11/11/26

Over the next two years, House Republicans will fight for American families. When Democrats offer more government, we'll offer more freedom, and we will bring that fight in committee, on the floor, and on the stump, every single day. I want to thank my colleagues for their support, and I want to introduce our current whip and next Congress' whip, the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Tom Emmer. Thank you. Today is not a day for celebrating. We lost last Tuesday and I take it personally as do my colleagues. I fought for these seats as the NRCC chair and worked like hell to keep them as the majority whip. We're going to do it again. Over the next two years, we will regain the trust and confidence of the American people so we can build back our majority in 2028. To our colleagues on the left, enjoy this honeymoon phase because come January 3rd, 2027, you will regret ever putting your name on a ballot. House Republicans will hold each and every Democrat accountable for every vote cast, every committee hearing held, and every sentence said on MSDNC. This Republican leadership team will expose the Democrats' lies and show the American people their true colors as the radical communists that they are. We will expose every empty promise that they made to voters. We will expose Democrats' economic agenda that will make housing, food, gas, and health care more expensive. We will expose the Democrats' sanctuary state open border policies, all that will make our communities less safe. Not only will we ensure the American people know who these people really are, but House Republicans will put forth an agenda that speaks directly to the American people. Policies that actually lower the price of goods, increase wages, create affordable housing, and give every American the opportunity to build their American dream. With this House Republican team, I am confident we will win back the trust and confidence of the American people in short order. We will undo the damage and chaos caused by these radicals, and we will retake the majority in 2028. And those of you who are smiling right now, remember we told you this back in 2018. As we were going into 2019 and nobody thought we could and we did. We are going to do it again. I want to thank my colleagues for trusting me and I look forward to getting to work with this new leadership team Jim and with that I turn it over to our current conference chair and incoming conference chair Lisa McClain from Michigan. Thank you. I'm honored that my colleagues have placed their trust in me to continue to serve as the Republican House Conference Chair. I want to take a moment to introduce you to some new faces behind me. First of all, we have our Secretary, Mark Alford. We have Brian Jack, who will chair the NRCC. We have Jay Obernolte, who will still be our Policy Chair. Blake Moore, who will still continue to serve as my Vice Chair. And you all know our current speaker, who we love dearly, Mr. Mike Johnson. We had a splintered, spirited leadership election. There were important conversations about the future of our conference, and I listened, I heard the concerns raised by members, and I intend to act on them. Now that the election is behind us, we are one conference, and we have one mission. To earn back the trust of the American people and take back this house. We have seven weeks before the next Congress begins and we cannot waste one single day. Democrats may have the majority, but we must and we will go on offense day one. We're going to hold Democrats accountable. We're going to challenge their policies, and we're going to give American families a compelling reason to put Republicans back in charge. Democrats have already made their priorities clear, and it's not affordability. Remember that's what they ran on? The first thing they said was lawyer up. Tell me how lawyering up helps anybody with affordability. Right? Watch their actions, not their words. They're going to be focused on going after President Trump. We are going to be focused on improving the quality of life for every American. We have the opportunity to show the American people what Republicans stand for, what we're fighting for, and why we deserve their trust. That is our mission, and that work starts today. Thank you very much.