Mike Johnson is celebrating a full year as Speaker of the House with an agenda for the next Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday marked one year since replacing former Speaker Kevin McCarthy as leader of the House and has drafted the next Congress if Republicans owned both chambers and the Oval Office.

Florida Republican Party Representative Matt Gaetz arranged McCarthy’s ouster last year after the Californian reached a deal with Democrats to keep the federal government funded without a government shutdown. Seven other Republicans and Democrats helped carry out the removal, and Johnson did it chosen as McCarthy’s successor after weeks of infighting.

Johnson said he has created a playbook to help former President Donald Trump work with Congress during his second term if he wins the White House next month. The playbook outlines GOP priorities such as border security and the economy.

“We would be ready to lead on day one in the new Congress,” Johnson he told the Washington Times.. “I don’t think we can afford to change coaches or quarterbacks, so I think continuity of leadership will be important to our success, and that’s what I intend to offer.”

The Speaker said securing the border is a top priority and Trump will use executive orders to immediately crack down on illegal southern border crossings. The House would then pass legislation that would help increase border security, such as the Border Security Act it passed last year.

The economy is a second priority, and plans include extending Trump’s first-term tax cuts, which expire in 2025, and making sweeping changes to the federal regulatory process.

Johnson said he also expects Congress and the White House to make changes to U.S. energy policy, including by reversing some of the Biden administration’s policies.

Republicans hope to hold the House in the Nov. 5 general election and flip the Senate. They are currently projected to flip the Senate as they only need to flip two seats and are expected to win West Virginia and Montana. But the House is harder to predict.

The presidential race is still considered to be too close to predict this far into the future, but it hinges on seven key battleground states.

Misty Severi is the evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on x for greater coverage.