House Majority Leader Steve Scalise quickly moved to table the effort — essentially stopping it from going forward. The motion to table was swiftly approved.
Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stunned colleagues Wednesday calling for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson , but lawmakers quickly rejected it.Greene pressed ahead with her long-shot effort despite pushback from Republicans at the highest levels tired of the political chaos.One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress , Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker. Colleagues booed in protest.
Johnson of Louisiana marched on, saying he had been willing to take the risk, believing it was important for the U.S. to back Ukraine against Russia’s invasion and explaining he wanted to be on the “right side of history.”“I just have to do my job every day,” Johnson said Monday.In a highly unusual move, the speaker received a boost from Democrats led by Rep.
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