House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a motion oust him from the position after the chamber passed a $1.2 trillion spending package.
On Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced the measure to oust Johnson.
“Speaker Johnson has betrayed that by passing three [continuing resolutions] and then forcing us to vote on a two-part omnibus, the second one being today. He also only gave us, I mean, I don’t even know, we had one day basically to read 1,000 pages, breaking the 72-hour rule,” Greene told reporters.
She added, “This is a betrayal of the American people. This is a betrayal of Republican voters. And the bill that we were forced to vote on, forced Republicans to still choose between funding to pay our soldiers and in doing so, funding late term abortion. This bill was basically a dream and a wish list for Democrats and for the White House.”
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“I filed the motion to vacate today but it’s more of a warning and a pink slip … I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos.”
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— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after filing motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over spending deal pic.twitter.com/KqSjYS1KXC
Greene insisted the move is a “warning and a pink slip.”
“I respect our conference. I paid all my dues to my conference. I’m a member in good standing and I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos, but this is basically a warning and it’s time for us to go through the process, take our time and find a new Speaker of the House that will stand with Republicans and our Republican majority instead of standing with with the Democrats,” she added.
The move comes after the House passed a spending bill to keep the government open through the end of the current fiscal year, but it relied on more Democratic votes than Republican support.
The motion comes just months after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) filed a motion to vacate then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), after he also passed a spending bill that heavily relied on Democratic votes.
That decision through the chamber into chaos for weeks as Republicans struggled to find a replacement for McCarthy.
However, Gaetz told reporters, “I’m just not ready to support” Greene’s resolution.
