Less than five months after taking office, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is already facing a motion to resign.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a motion to remove her speakership after the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill Friday to avert a government shutdown. submitted.
She did not file a privilege motion that would have forced a vote within two legislative days. This means the House will not consider the motion for at least two weeks, as the House is scheduled to go into recess on Friday.
“I filed an eviction complaint today, which is more of a warning than a pink slip,” Green said. Said Reporters on Friday afternoon.
“I don’t want to cause distress to our session and cause chaos in the House, but this is essentially a warning,” she added. “It’s time for us to go through this process and take our time to find a new Speaker of the House who will not be on the side of the Democrats, but on the side of the Republican Party and the Republican majority.”
If the motion is tabled in the full House of Commons, only a majority vote would be needed to remove Johnson from office.
But that’s unlikely.Some of the Republicans who voted to expel Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last October already said They will not support Greene’s motion and it faces opposition from Republican leaders. At least one Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York, he has already voiced his opposition In motion. Additionally, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) responded to the motion by telephone Green is a joke.
Still, conservatives are increasingly concerned about Mr. Johnson’s reliance on Democrats.
Passing the $1.2 trillion spending package not only required massive Democratic support; According to Politico’s tally, Prime Minister Johnson relies on Democrats to pass other important legislation. $78 billion tax bill, three stopgap government funding bills, and a bill that could ban TikTok. This level of cooperation has given some Democrats hints that they have influence over Mr. Johnson.
In fact, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) believes Democrats are completely “winning.”
“Why worry when we’re winning?” [Republicans] Pitter-patter? ” Pokan Said Politico.
Additionally, Rep. Susan Wilde (D-Pennsylvania) boasted that it was “a fact” that Prime Minister Johnson now “has to depend” on Democrats to get anything done.
Meanwhile, Johnson doesn’t seem worried about Green’s motion.
“Speaker Johnson always listens to the concerns of his constituents, but remains focused on governing.” Said Johnson spokesman Raj Shah said: “He will continue to push conservative legislation that will secure our borders, strengthen our national defense, and show how we can grow our majority.”
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