WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks as (L-R) U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) look on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) (C) speaks as U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) look on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) (C) speaks as U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) look on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) looks on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) (L) speaks as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 01: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) (L) speaks as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on during a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. This is Johnson's first press conference after House members returned to Washington from their August recess. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)