House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is at odds with fellow Republicans over the future direction of government spending, and is under fire from feuding House Republican factions.
“People who order regularly, people who don't like drama and dumpster fires, are concerned that maybe we're heading towards a little more mob rule,” one Republican lawmaker told Fox News Digital. “There is,” he said. “Their temperatures are pretty high…I think Mike has to worry about that crowd, too.”
Less than halfway through the first month of 2024, tensions are already running high in the House of Commons.
On Wednesday, a group of 12 conservatives held a protest vote and launched a sharp attack on Mr. Johnson over his deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York aimed at averting a government shutdown, in a move that normally would not have been possible. Ruined the sleepy procedural measures.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is under pressure from rival Republican groups. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Those Republican hardliners have since pressured Johnson to withdraw from the deal, a move that has angered both moderate Republicans and rank-and-file conservatives.
“If you're just going to come here and rant and rage and scream, why did you come?” Conservative Rep. Greg Murphy, RN.C., told Fox News Digital about the group. . “If I'm in the operating room and I don't have the right equipment, I don't scream. I make it work.”
Rep. Ralph Norman (RS.C.), one of the 12 people who filed a protest vote, told Fox News Digital on Thursday that Johnson is considering scrapping the Schumer deal.
”[We’re’] Alternative plans were being worked on and Johnson listened to all sides. He didn't commit, but we know the crisis is border security and it has to be addressed,'' Norman said.
Another opposition figure, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, came out of a meeting with Johnson on Friday morning and said, “I don't think there's a budget deal yet.”
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But Johnson himself touted the bipartisan agreement late Friday morning and said it remained in place.
“I spoke with members across the Republican conference this week and received feedback. This is a very important part of this issue.” “Our top-line agreement remains. We are finalizing next steps and working toward a robust spending process.”
Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) called House Speaker Mike Johnson's bipartisan agreement a “bad move.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In response, Rep. Byron Donald (R-Florida), a member of the Freedom Caucus, told reporters: “I think it's a bad choice. I think it's a bad deal.”
But rank-and-file MPs are urging Mr Johnson to remain steadfast in the face of pressure.
“He's got to be careful who he listens to, because it affects people like me who are in the constituency that's paying attention. Listen, I'm a purple It’s a district, and it represents a tough seat,” said Rep. Jen Quiggans, R-Va.
Quiggans told Fox News Digital that she was concerned about how further cuts pushed by hard-liners would affect heavily militarized constituencies.
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“They elected a Republican majority so we can get things done and we don't. That's frustrating to me,” Quiggans said.
Another moderate, Rep. Juan Siscomani (R-Ariz.), said, “What I would encourage him to do is stick to what he knows is right…We are very in touch with the Democratic Senate.'' “We know that we are working with a White House that cannot afford to do so.” And this is what we can negotiate, the best deal we can come up with, and it will save you even slightly more than what you previously negotiated. ”
Rep. Juan Siscomani, R-Ariz., said House Speaker Mike Johnson needs to stick to the deal he struck. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) called on Prime Minister Johnson to be more decisive, but eight House Republicans voted to expel former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the issue. He claimed that it started in early October.
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“Just make a decision and follow it. That's what leaders do, right? And that's not what we're seeing right now, but I want to be clear about something,” Miller said. said.
“We lost 10 weeks of Congress. Why? Because Matt Gaetz and the eight largest RINOs in the Republican conference voted in favor of 213 Democrats…if they actually cared about the debt. , will stop lying to the American people because we have never lowered the debt.'' Solve the national debt by cutting discretionary spending. ”
