Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said this week that he dislikes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)'s big spending, but plans to formally vote for him in January. He pointed out that there is a “cognitive disconnect'' between them.
Massey became the first House Republican to publicly say he would not support Johnson in the January speaker vote after Johnson initially failed to negotiate a clean continuing resolution (CR). . Instead, lawmakers were presented with a 1,547-page bill that includes pay increases for Congress, a provision that would allow lawmakers to opt out of Obamacare, and much more.
Massey: “I’ll vote for someone else.” saidaccording to Politico. However, he did not say who he intended to support. “I have a few things on my mind. I'm not going to say anything yet.”
While Johnson scrambles to make amends, Massey seems to think it's already too late.
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“There is a cognitive disconnect between colleagues who dislike Speaker Johnson’s CR but still plan to vote for it.” @SpeakerJohnson Within two weeks,” Massey said.
“That 1,557-page bill is the product of a quagmire that a single-party Mr. Johnson happily promoted,” the Kentucky lawmaker said. “He couldn't understand why we couldn't make more time.
Indeed, Mr Johnson's big-spending policies have rocked the boat of many MPs, some of whom will no longer publicly vote for him in January.
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) said in an interview: “We're going to cross that bridge on January 3rd. So this is going to create a problem for the speaker.” Breitbart News Daily Mike Slater will support Johnson in January. “There's no question about it. Is this the kind of leadership we're going to have?”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) also hinted that she might be open to supporting someone else as speaker.
“And we must stand firm with the American people to stop the madness!! No matter what. Even if we have to elect new leaders. I'm all in,” she said. wrote.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he has a Plan C to avoid a government shutdown if Parliament fails to reach a deal by Friday.
“Yes, yes, we have a plan. We're planning to vote this morning, so stay tuned everyone. We have a plan,” Johnson said. Said.
