Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is ripping into the House Republican majority as it faces a government funding deadline.
On Thursday, Greene posted on X, “Our Republican majority is a complete failure. We have the power of the purse, which means we can control what the entire government does.”
“Tomorrow Speaker Johnson is funding the government that has created this invasion. I’m voting NO! SHUT IT DOWN!” she added.
She also shared a video of migrants at the U.S. border rushing passed Texas National Guard members.
Our Republican majority is a complete failure.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
We have the power of the purse, which means we can control what the entire government does.
Tomorrow Speaker Johnson is funding the government that has created this invasion.
I’m voting NO!
SHUT IT DOWN!
pic.twitter.com/02DsFDxpmq(@RepMTG) March 21, 2024
Greene’s post comes as Congress is expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion spending package.
It would fund the government until Oct. 1.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has praised the package, saying in a statement, “House Republicans have achieved significant conservative policy wins” during this year’s appropriations process.”
“This FY24 appropriations legislation is a serious commitment to strengthening our national defense by moving the Pentagon toward a focus on its core mission while expanding support for our brave men and women who serve in uniform,” he continued. “Importantly, it halts funding for the United Nations agency which employed terrorists who participated in the October 7 attacks against Israel.”
CBS News notes, “The conservative House Freedom Caucus urged all House Republicans to reject the spending package, warning that a ‘massive spending bill drafted in secrecy and dropped on us in the middle of the night is being rushed to the House floor for a vote with less than 36 hours to review.'”
“But the House is expected to pass the legislation under suspension of the rules, requiring the support of two-thirds of the chamber. And despite the pushback from some House conservatives over the package, Democrats are expected to join the bulk of House Republicans to propel the legislation to passage before it heads to the Senate,” it added.
