House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is relying on unprecedented opposition power to force President Joe Biden’s prioritized Ukraine Border Defense Fund for a vote in the House on Saturday, with Democrats in the House of Representatives. Congratulations on taking control of the.
“I look forward to every member voting their conscience and their wishes. That’s just the way this process is and the way this House should run,” Johnson told reporters Friday after passing the rules bill. Told. “So we’re happy to provide that.”
Democrats had a reason to bail out Johnson. That’s because Mr. Johnson is not former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “McCarthy was incompetent and dishonest,” said Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) SaidBut, “Johnson is just incompetent.”
Johnson’s puzzling decision to work with Democrats to pass Biden’s Ukraine policy comes twice in two days.
- Thursday: Prime Minister Johnson makes history by relying on Democrats on the House Rules Committee to pass the proposed rules in the House over majority opposition.
- Friday: Democrats took control of the House of Commons to help Mr. Johnson clear key procedural hurdles on proposed rules to set up a floor vote on Saturday. 165 Democrats and only 151 Republicans voted “yes.”
“This is the best product available to meet these really important obligations under these circumstances,” Johnson argued.
He said the funding for the Ukrainian border, rather than the U.S. border, “introduced the concept of financing for government-sponsored organizations, which is provided in loans rather than gifts.”
“Everyone can vote for what they want and what their constituents want on support for Israel, support for Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific and the Fourth National Security Policy,” Johnson said.
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Immediately after Friday’s vote, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) signed a motion calling for Johnson’s removal from the speakership, along with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Marjorie Taylor. He became the third member of the House of Representatives to hold the position. Green (R-GA).
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Cliff Owen)
“It’s official: @SpeakerJohnson is no longer the Republican Speaker of the House, but he is behind the United Party’s $1.5 trillion deficit, warrantless spying on Americans, and a foreign aid bill with more deficit spending than Schumer’s budget destruction. Chairman,” said Sen. Rand Paul. Posted On X, new york times article.of Times” article underlined Prime Minister Johnson has decided to allow Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to effectively take control of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Senator Rand Paul (Greg Nash Pool/Getty Images)
