Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.Photo:ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty, Chip Somodevilla/Getty
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty, Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Greenefiled the motionon Friday, according to multiple outlets, as the House voted to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill that she opposed in order to avert a government shutdown.
She did not file it as a privileged motion, though — which would require immediate action — meaning it will likely be revisited after the upcoming congressional recess, or possibly never. “It’s more of a warning and a pink slip,” she told reporters on the Capitol steps,Axiosreports.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holds a press conference to apologize for comparing mask-wearing to the Holocaust on June 14, 2021.JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Mike Johnson addresses House Republicans after getting nominated for the speakership on Oct. 24, 2023.Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty
Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty
Johnson emerged in October asthe House GOP’s unexpected unifier, after Republicans scrambled for three weeks to find a new leader following the historic ousting ofKevin McCarthy. The religious conservative was far from the party’s first pick for a replacement — in fact,he was the fourth— but with budget deadlines looming, Republicans rallied behind him in order to end the congressional gridlock.
House GOP infighting was the overarching theme of Congress in 2023, beginning with adeadlocked speaker electionon the first day of the term that set the stage for months of threats from far-right Republicans who were unhappy with the speaker’s budgeting strategies.
source: people.com
