Greene meets with House Speaker Johnson
FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports on a two-hour meeting between Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and House Speaker Mike Johnson regarding a “special report.”
House conservatives, who are threatening to expel Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), are seeking guarantees on government funding and aid to Ukraine, Fox News Digital reported.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced late Monday afternoon after pledging last week to force a full House vote to remove Mr. Johnson from office. He spoke with Johnson privately for about two hours. They gave no details to reporters immediately after the sit-in, but said they would hold follow-up talks with Mr Johnson on Tuesday.
But Fox News Digital was told that he is seeking four broad points, including more funding to Ukraine and an end to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump.
They also want Prime Minister Johnson to pledge to block any legislation from a vote in the full House unless it has the support of the House Republican majority. This is a long-standing unofficial rule known as the “Hastert Rule” after the former Republican Party chairman.
Marjorie Taylor Greene submits motion to Chairman Johnson
Conservative MPs Marjorie Taylor-Green (left) and Thomas Massey (right) meet with Speaker Johnson (centre) about pushing for expulsion. (Getty Images)
On government funding, Conservatives also urged Johnson to abide by the Massey Rule, which requires automatic cuts in federal spending if no agreement is reached on funding for fiscal year 2025 by a September 30 deadline. I’m looking for it.
FOX News Digital has reached out to Greene, Massey and Johnson’s offices for comment. A spokeswoman for Mr. Greene declined to discuss the content of the private meeting.
Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), the third Republican to sign Greene’s motion to remove Speaker (a resolution calling for a full House vote to remove Speaker), told reporters Monday night that Johnson He indicated that he wanted him to resign. It takes a little more time to change course.
House Democrats say they will block Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ouster of House Speaker Johnson
Rep. Paul Gosar is the third House Republican to push for Johnson’s ouster. (Getty Images)
“I don’t think it’s going to happen this week. I hope it doesn’t happen this week,” Gosar told reporters. “I think it would be great to see him get back to normal order and get a supermajority to get things out of committee and get something on the floor.”
Greene is leading the charge to oust Johnson amid conservative dissatisfaction with his bipartisan approach to major legislation related to government funding and foreign aid. She and Massey have vowed to force a vote this week.
To do so, she needs to recognize that her resolution is “privileged.” That means the House will have two days to vote on the bill itself or vote first on whether to kill it in a process known as “tabled” a resolution.
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Johnson’s foreign aid package a ‘third betrayal’ of the American people
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he would block a motion to invalidate the vote against Johnson. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Democrats have promised to block removal votes by holding a vote to introduce a resolution each time a resolution is introduced, which could save Mr. It can also cause dissatisfaction.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson told reporters on Monday night that his talks with Mr Massey and Mr Green had been “long” but “constructive”.
“We’ve talked about some ideas and we’ll meet again tomorrow,” Johnson said. “What I want to say is, I told them and I’ve said it many times, I understand the frustration. I share it. I’m here every day. We really want to advance conservative policies further. But the reality is we’re working with the smallest majority in American history by one vote.”
