Exclusive–Marjorie Taylor Greene Hails the Passing of Her Amendment to Fire Pentagon Chief ‘A Huge Victory’Kristina Wong and Wendell Husebø 27 Sep 2023
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called the passing of her amendment to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin a “huge victory” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Wednesday.
“This is the first time that the Holman rule has been used in the 118th Congress, and it’s the first time the Holman rule has been used in years. So it was a huge victory,” Greene said.
Greene’s amendment called for the defense secretary’s salary to be reduced to $1 via the Holman rule, which allows members of Congress to reduce the salary of or fire specific federal employees, or cut specific programs via amendments to appropriations bills.
Greene said it is “essentially firing someone. They can’t get paid. They may still have their title, but they can’t receive a salary, which is, you know, essentially firing them.”
It was the first time in decades that any member of Congress has passed an amendment implementing the Holman Rule to hold executive branch officials accountable.
Greene said this was the first step of accountability for Austin’s “failure” as defense secretary.
First, she said he is responsible for the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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