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Johnson says he will extend an invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress
(CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he will extend an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after members of his conference encouraged him to do so.
Posted — UpdatedBy Haley Talbot, CNN
CNN — (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he will extend an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after members of his conference encouraged him to do so.
“We will certainly extend that invitation,” Johnson said on CNBC.
Johnson also revealed he has been invited by Netanyahu to speak at the Knesset and that it would be a “great honor” to do so. Johnson’s predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, addressed the Knesset when he was speaker.
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