Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) will leave the House in April, dealing another blow to the dwindling Republican majority.
politiko report Mr Gallagher is scheduled to resign on Friday afternoon, and the MP later confirmed he plans to leave the House of Commons on April 19.
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— Congressman Gallagher Press Office (@RepGallagher) March 22, 2024
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once gallagher leaf If all members were present, Republicans would have a 217-213 majority in the chamber over Democrats.
This would give Republicans a one-seat majority. If the two Republicans vote along party lines and break with Democrats, the result would be 215-215.
Republicans currently hold a 219-213 majority, but that will be reduced to 218 seats by the end of Friday, when Rep. Ken Buck (R-S.C.)’s resignation officially takes effect.
The move announced by NBC Note There was no special election, and on Friday morning, before the House voted on the $1.2 trillion minibus bill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a motion to resign against Speaker Mike Johnson. Influence the Speaker of the House (R-Louisiana). spending package. Breitbart News Capitol Hill correspondent Bradley Jay pointed out that the motion is not privileged, so there is no need for the House to immediately take it up.
The House of Commons is scheduled to adjourn for the next two weeks, and the motion will wait for Mr Johnson before MPs return on April 9, just days before Mr Gallagher leaves office. Jay said Green filed the motion after Johnson violated Hastert rules by voting in a minibus. It was the same procedure that saw Mr Johnson receive the gavel from former Speaker Kevin McCarthy after he broke Hastert’s rules by voting in a minibus.
“This rule states that the Republican speaker cannot pass a bill without the support of a majority of the House Republican conference. However, only 101 Republicans voted for the bill, and 112 opposed it. I cast my vote,” he wrote.
The Republicans started the 118th Congress with a 10-seat advantage over the Democrats (222-212), but there was a series of resignations and indicted former Rep. George Santos (R-New York) following McCarthy’s firing. ), the existing parliament was severely damaged. Sensitive majority.
McCarthy was removed from office on a motion by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), supported by seven other Republicans and Democrats, to leave Congress at the end of December. decided.
according to politikoMr Gallagher’s supporters say he has long been fed up with the antics of the House since Mr McCarthy was removed as Speaker.
McCarthy’s resignation marks the beginning of a wave of House Republican resignations, as former Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) resigned in January to become president of Youngstown State University.
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-New York) won a special election to replace Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District in February, marking a mid-term shift on the left.
“It’s tough, but a five-seat majority is tough, and a two-seat majority is tough. Either one will be the same,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana). politiko on friday. “We all have to work together. To get anything done, we all need to come together.”
