House Democratic leadership has announced they will block the attempt from some Republicans to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson — an effort spearheaded by right-wing lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene.
“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement, according to Politico.
“At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction,” the leaders wrote.
According to a report from CNN, the Democratic leaders made their announcement after their caucus meeting ended on Tuesday. House Republicans have reportedly told CNN that the motion to vacate Johnson’s speakership is “dead.”
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Greene has struggled to find allies in her push to oust Johnson after he put Ukraine funding to a vote.
“I oppose a motion to vacate at the current time,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
"I think that's pretty much not gonna happen. We're at too much of a slim majority," added Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL).
"I don't support what he's doing; he went back on his word to us," she said of Johnson. "However, I'm not going to risk giving the gavel to a Democrat."
She did find allies in Paul Gosar (R-AZ ) and Thomas Massie (R-KY).
From NBC News: "Numerous conservative lawmakers who have blasted the recent Johnson-blessed spending bills and foreign aid package said as the House returned from a weeklong recess that they aren’t ready to support Greene’s push to remove Johnson.
"They cited a number of reasons: They worry it would disrupt GOP unity ahead of the election, they fear there isn’t a better replacement, they believe it’d fail due to a thinning majority, and some say the time isn't right."
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