The House adjourned Saturday without a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on March 22, shortly before the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the rest of the fiscal year, 286-134. first filed the motion. Vote. Greene opposed passing a large foreign aid package for countries like Ukraine and Israel on Saturday, but he did not call for another resolution and instead wants his colleagues to discuss the issue with voters first. said. (Related: FOX News co-host slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for ‘tantrum’, motions to leave)
🚨Congress is working overtime 🚨
You might have thought we were working to secure the southern border, find a solution to America’s growing debt, or restrain Joe Biden and his administration. . responsible.
no!
Today I vote against the entire $96 billion America’s last foreign war…
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) April 20, 2024
“You might have thought we were working to secure the southern border, find a solution to America’s growing debt, and restrain Joe Biden and his administration. Not Responsible,” Greene posted on Saturday after the bill passed the House 311-112. Vote.
If Greene introduces the motion, it will be her second time in this Congress. Following the passage of a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on September 30, eight Republicans joined 208 Democrats in voting on October 3 in favor of removing former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from office. Following the passage of a continuing resolution that averted the institution’s closure, multiple members urged the party to find a new chairman. No candidate was able to gain enough support before Johnson was elected.
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“As a matter of fact, I’m going to send my colleagues home and hear from voters, because here in America, people are so obsessed with voting wars and murderous industries, how angry Americans are. Because I don’t think they actually understand it,” Green told reporters. outside the parliament building. “At the loudest moment of grassroots outrage in the Republican movement, the call for Mike Johnson must be withdrawn. The people here, my colleagues, are not hearing that message. I look forward to them returning home and hearing from people back home.”
“But this is the state of betrayal in America today,” Green continued. “Members of Congress were waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives when we were doing nothing to protect our borders. I think every American in this country should be outraged. Who would do this to these people? How can I vote for these people? They don’t serve our country.”
There are now 217 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the House of Representatives, after Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher resigned on Saturday. He needs 218 votes to elect the chairman.
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