Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), a key opponent in the close race to keep House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) as speaker, said Thursday she will decide on Friday whether to vote for him. said.
“I'll make it [the] We'll make a decision tomorrow,'' Spartz told reporters at Parliament House, adding that he had met with Johnson and things went well.
Spartz also told reporters that he and the Speaker of the House discussed legislative governance. He also stressed the importance of sharing House Republicans' future actions “publicly.”
“This is not about me or anyone else, this is about the American people,” Spartz said. “We have to reach the American people.”
Friday's vote to choose a new speaker of the House of Commons comes on the heels of a contentious period for Mr Johnson last month, centered around his year-end funding package to keep the government running.
Spartz said Monday that if Johnson wants to win her vote for House speaker, he needs to come up with a plan to implement President-elect Trump's policies. In an interview with Fox News, the Indiana Republican lawmaker said he was reviewing the speaker's “record” and said, “Unfortunately, unless we have a speaker with the courage, vision, and will to carry out President Trump's policies, we will not carry out President Trump's policies.” “I don't think it will be possible,” he said. plan. “
“If Speaker Johnson wants to be Speaker, unlike last year, he needs to develop that plan and commit to that plan. He promised on the House floor to create a finance committee, so we have We have a debt plan.'' President Trump is right about raising the debt limit, but we don't have a plan. ”
Earlier this week, President Trump expressed his full and complete support for Johnson, calling him a “good, hard-working, and godly man.”
The Hill has reached out to Johnson's office for comment.
