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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 23, 2024, 03:31:24 pm
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Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster
After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a motion to vacate Speaker chair on March 22, several Democrats say they would vote against it.
Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster
An unlikely source of aid for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)—who is facing a motion from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to oust him after bringing the government funding package to a floor vote—might come from House Democrats.
After all House Democrats voted with a gang of eight Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October 2023, several House Democrats are signaling they would save Mr. Johnson from a similar fate.
“It’s absurd he’s being kicked out for doing the right thing, keeping the government open. It has two-thirds support of the Congress, and the idea that he would be kicked out by these jokers is absurd,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) told CNN on March 22.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/some-democrats-say-they-would-save-speaker-johnson-from-ouster-5613212?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport&src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport
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Some Democrats Say They Would Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster
If democrats say they would save him it can mean but one thing, he doesn't need to be speaker. Regardless of the reasons they may give, the truth is they see him as easy and an ally.