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Freshman Lawmakers Say Civility Pledge Challenging But Worth It

By Alex Gangitano and Bian Elkhatib

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In January, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., authored a pledge asking freshman members of Congress to be civil toward each other. Nearly every freshman lawmaker signed it. Almost one year later, Heard on the Hill reporter Alex Gangitano spoke to Johnson, and the members of Congress who signed it, about how their first year went.

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