House Democratic leaders announced Tuesday they would vote to thwart any effort by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post, saying “the time has come to turn the page of this chapter of pro-Putin Republican obstruction”. “
Greene, a far-right Republican from Georgia, was threatening to begin proceedings to oust Johnson from the presidency. Greene said this week that Johnson’s days as president were “numbered.”
“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate the chair,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar said in a statement Tuesday after their House Democratic Caucus meeting. “If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”
In response, Greene posted on social media Tuesday morning that “Mike Johnson is officially the Democratic Speaker of the House. Here is their official endorsement of his presidency.”
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“What slimy behind-the-scenes deal did Johnson make for Democratic support?” » said Green.
Johnson became president in October after Republicans ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy using the same procedure Greene had threatened to use against Johnson. The Republicans have a very slim majority in the House and can only afford to lose a handful of votes.
To table a motion means to postpone or suspend consideration of that motion indefinitely, while a motion to leave the chair is a procedure that can be used in the House through a single member to begin votes to impeach the speaker.
Greene criticizes Johnson for his security work foreign aid bills benefiting Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and for working with Democrats earlier this year to secure a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.
“For months, House Republicans have irresponsibly delayed crucial security assistance to our Democratic allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific, while simultaneously blocking humanitarian aid to civilians at risk in places like Gaza, Haiti and Sudan,” House Democratic leaders said. said in their statement. “Thanks to a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans, led by President Biden, we were finally able to meet the national security needs of the American people.”
“From the start of this Congress, House Democrats have put people above politics and found bipartisan common ground with mainstream Republicans to achieve real results,” they said. for follow-up. “At the same time, House Democrats have aggressively pushed back against MAGA extremism. That’s exactly what we will continue to do.”
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