Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces a motion to remove Mike Johnson as House speaker
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has introduced a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role in the House of Representatives.
Greene chose to take the action because she took issue with a bipartisan $1.2 trillion funding bill that Johnson supported to prevent a government shutdown and said he did not address the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border.
The spending bill, which finances the government for the current fiscal year, passed the House by a vote of 286-134, which met the two-thirds majority needed to pass with expediency.
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On Friday afternoon, Greene took to X to after photo of the one-page House resolution, which declared that “the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant.”
“We need a Speaker of the House who will fight to secure America's border at all costs,” she tweeted Thursday. “Not one that passes a trillion dollar Democratic wish that continues the border invasion, funds the armed government and breaks our own conference rules.”
“I'm done with this one.”
In an interview with NewsmaxGreene explained that although she does not “want to throw our House into chaos,” she filed the motion “because we absolutely must find a speaker who will lead the House of Representatives for our Republican values.”
Greene added that the bill funded programs on abortions, diversity, equality and inclusion and trans ideology, and claimed that Johnson “gave up every ounce of negotiation.”
In response, Johnson spokesman Raj Shah released a statement saying that while “Johnson always listens to the concerns of members” he is primarily “focused on governance.”
“He will continue to push forward conservative legislation that secures our border, strengthens our national defense and demonstrates how we will grow our majority,” Shah said.
Greene did not ask that her motion be brought up for an immediate vote, but she can file a House motion of no confidence in the speaker at any time, according to current rules, reported. Yahoo News.
Johnson became speaker of the House last October after three weeks of debate, replacing Republican Kevin McCarthy of California, after he was ousted by a motion to remove him.
In statement released at the time, Johnson, who has served in Congress since 2017, said it was “the honor of a lifetime to be elected the 56th Speaker of the House.”
“As Speaker, I will ensure that the House delivers results and inspires change for the American people. We will restore faith in this body,” Johnson said last year.
“We will advance a broad conservative political agenda, fight the harmful policies of the Biden Administration and support our allies abroad. And we will restore sanity to a government that desperately needs it. Let's get back to work.”
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