Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Trent Lott of Mississippi, in Mobile on Thursday, weighed in on the conclusion of the Speaker fight in the U.S. House.
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott answer questions from University of South Alabama students during a luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in the John Counts Room inside the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala.Former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Trent Lott said Thursday they were hopeful that new U.S. House Speaker Michael Johnson can be an effective leader in a polarized Congress.
“I’ll tell him things that Tom and I did to get things done,” said Lott, who developed a close relationship with Daschle in the 1990s and early 2000s, as the two rotated leadership positions during the Bush Administration. “Trent said he knows the Speaker very well and speaks highly of him,” Daschle said. “That encourages me. Me? I have my concerns. But if Trent has high regards, I’ll start at that level.”
Johnson has come under fire by Democrats in recent days for his past record that includes close alliance with former President Donald Trump, and for his staunch opposition toward abortion and LGBTQ rights. Johnson,, once likened abortion to “a holocaust” and linked the judicial philosophy that legalized the right to an abortion to Adolph Hitler.
“I think both Senator Lott and I can say from personal experiences, it’s one thing to be a congressman or a senator, but it’s entirely different to be a Speaker or Majority Leader,” Daschle said. “The Speakers are really the leaders of the entire body. If he acts and speaks as that leader, he has a new opportunity to redefine himself and step up to the plate and bring both parties together. I’m very hopeful he’ll do that.
He added, “The first thing will have to do is ... break it up into pieces. It takes more time to do, but you won’t be able to ram through a package that big which is over $100 billion.”
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